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Lol! God IS bringing fruit. But the harvester does not have the time to pick it! Dear children, should I be discouraged? 132 people have viewed this thread. 52 have gone on to visit my website. But only 6 people have subscribed to the Mission newsl…
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I must admit to being surprised that Copts fast with olive oil. I imagine that this is the oil that EO do not use. Aidan, are you taught no oils at all, or no olive oil? Father Peter
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Nevertheless the foods we eat DO matter as well since our aim is to reduce and even eliminate all animal products during this period when we are seeking to allow our spirit to dominate and rule our bodies. The fasting rules are there for a reason, n…
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Dear all, I have increased the values listed. Do please consider who else might be willing to support an Orthodox missionary and Orthodox mission. And pass this prayerful request on to them. I know that many of you on tasbeha.org are only young, b…
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It's not the same. Just as a second marriage is penitential and not joyful. It is still the sacrament of marriage but it has a different tone. The converted Christian has an entirely new start. But he must preserve what he has been given. It is mu…
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Zoxasi, can you please stop assuming that any modest correction is always addressed at you. It makes it hard to want to respond when you view everything as a personal attack. I am speaking entirely generally about this thread. I must return to wor…
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I don't have much time to contribute on this thread, but let me say that we must not descend to arguing, nor make these things a matter of proving ourselves and others right and wrong. Such a thing becomes helpful to no-one. I also think that it is…
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I have not seen a great deal of progress in the dialogue between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox communions over the last years. To a great extent this has been because the Churches have been preoccupied with their own internal problems, not the l…
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Mina, I don't generally disagree with your last post, but I do think that we can never know the other perfectly enough to not be surprised and/or disappointed. Indeed we do not even know ourselves. What we must do is respond in the relationship as …
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I have many Protestant friends and none of them know anything about this idea. I have also never heard of Family Radio? Who are they? They are not mainstream Protestants.
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I have already spoken about the seriousness of sexual sin, but this applies most particularly to the Orthodox Christian who falls under such sexual temptations. It was the case in the past that if an Orthodox Christian committed such a sin then he w…
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I have been very busy the last couple of days and had to work early and late and then attend a meeting today. So I have not had the time to be involved on the site today. Hos Erof, thank you for pointing to that previous post of mine. I think that …
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I don't think that anyone is absolutely and objectively physically beautiful. As I walked down the street today I chose to consider many of those I passed by, and some were more attractive than others, none were stunningly beautiful in the manner in…
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Well let me give my own opinion for what it is worth.. First the slightly negative.. I do find it problematic when folk speak of any list of characteristics for a partner which are not those of moral and spiritual aspects. So I have no problem w…
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It would be best to assume so and seek the counsel of one's priest. It is not the sort of thing that should be judged on one's own. It is too dangerous. The same goes for any vision.
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Dear John, I agree with you entirely. This is a result of the fantasy propaganda being popularised in the West. It is, in fact, another aspect of Protestantism. When I was a protestant this occupied me very much indeed. Now I believe that I should…
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This is a reflection on the lens, that is all. It is not one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse. Nothing serious has happened in Egypt in terms of world history. There have not been millions of deaths, a plague has not wiped out half the population.…
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Can we stop posting junk like this. We are Orthodox Christians. We are not those who hunt around the internet for all sorts of things to believe.
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If you would like a chat, or to meet up for a coffee then drop me a PM and I'll see what we can do. Father Peter
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I didn't want to be so direct, but yes, I also find it disgusting and blasphemous.
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Personally I would not ever want to see it. I find it disturbing. It is not Orthodox.
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But you didn't talk about finding various aspects attractive you said... I know someone who JUST wanted a girl with green eyes. I don't think that it is proper to WANT in such a way.
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I will post something in due course. But I still think you are using entirely the wrong analogy. It is not appropriate for any person to say that they are looking for someone with green eyes and/or red hair. That IS treating a person as a commodity.
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When we marry someone we are not buying a pair of shoes. I don't think the analogy works at all.
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That doesn't explain it. No Muslim woman should be allowed to paint an iconostasis. Most Orthodox should not be allowed to paint an iconostasis.
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We do not know who will go to heaven. Only protestants ask that question. But we do know that a non-Orthodox is not a member of the Church. You have been deceived if you think that these protestant pastors either believe that the bread and wine bec…
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So you accept that you are not Orthodox? How can someone who is not in the Church baptise someone into the Church? The Orthodox Church has been the Church since the beginning. The group you have joined started in 1988 or sometime around then. It te…
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These words are quite shocking. I don't know what to say that would not sound difficult. No Orthodox Christian could say such a thing. No-one who knows the power and beauty of the prayers of the Church would say such a thing. Yes I know the agpeya…
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The page that describes the beliefs of the protestant group you have joined shows clearly that they do not believe in the sacraments. Here is what is said: Water Baptism: We believe in water baptism by immersion in the name of the Father and the S…
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And what group are you attending?