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Is the youth group you teach Protestant or Orthodox? Which country is it in?
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Sorry, we are Orthodox Christians and we have been taught the truth. We judge other teachings by the measure of the truth of Orthodoxy. If you do not believe that Orthodoxy is the truth then you seriously need to have a chat with your priest. Our …
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Has the discrimination ended?
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I agree entirely with dzheremi. This has nothing to do with Protestants at all, and is everything to do with the false teachings of Protestantism. We have all had significant and lengthy experience of Protestant teaching, and many of our family me…
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Discrimination is coming everywhere against Christians. The UK will not be exempt. As I have said several times, there is nothing wrong with respectfully insisting on civil rights, but it is always a mistake to rely on politicians and politics. I s…
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I am not entirely sure what you mean? It's not the same in that it is not persecution of Christians but it has now become attacks on Christians and those considered Christians, but we have also lived with the fear of death in the UK for most of my …
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As you say, perhaps I can know nothing of such things and had best be silent.
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Sorry, you have avoided answering the question. What did our Lord mean when he said... "Blessed are those who are persecuted.... Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in Heaven." Please don't tell me how I don't understand. Pl…
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Zoxasi, what do you think this means? "Blessed are those who are persecuted.... Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in Heaven."
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Sorry, but your 'Biblical' view means the 'Protestant' view. I don't accept those presuppositions, or the presuppositions you make in your argument. This is NOT what the Church and the Fathers teach. I don't need to use Protestant methods and sup…
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Coptic Boy 777, how is it not Christian to be aware of the dangers facing the Church, one of which is the inflitration of Protestant non-Orthodox ideas? What is the Church supposed to do? Just let the youth think that there is no difference between…
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I would say that the view you propose is not Orthodox or that of the Fathers of the Church. Spiritual death does not mean that the spirit of man ceases to exist. It means that man has lost the grace of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit whi…
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According to my reading the White Monastery of St Shenoute is only half a mile from the ruins and was known as Athribis/Atripe. Therefore is it not very likely that the tune derives from the Monastery and not from the ancient city? Since St Sheno…
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There are quite a lot here... http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/ and on www.archive.org A good, short, volume to start with is That Christ is One.. http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/cyril_christ_is_one_01_text.htm God bless your studies
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dzheremi, LOL! I am not an ultra-sceptic. There are lots of things I am happy to believe. But it has always seemed to me that we should be cautious when speaking of things that have no basis in fact, or even probablility. There is no problem at all…
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dzheremi, you are quite right that the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria is NOT considered infallible in any way. There is NO false doctrine of infallibility such as has been developed in the Roman Catholic Church. rafikwa, His Holiness Pope Shenoud…
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That's not really evidence then, is it?
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What do you think that Christ's commandment means?
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Firstly, most of the points you pull out were not addressed to you. Secondly our Lord Himself is very clear. Blessed are those who are persecuted.... Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in Heaven. What are we to make of thi…
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How do we know any of that about the ancient Egyptians? What sources do you have? Father Peter
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This is the teaching of St Athanasius, St Cyril and St Severus. The Church does not proof text in the manner you are asking. The Fathers of the Church teach that the Holy Spirit guides the Church into all truth. You seem to have slipped in a quot…
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You should say that of course it is not God's judgement on Egypt. For one thing, nothing much has happened yet in comparison with so many other events in Egypt's history. Let us wait and see, and wait and pray. You should also say that it is sinful…
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Why do you think that it was not possible to speak out in the past and is now? I don't see that this is the case at all. And why have you misrepresented my words to say that no-one should speak out? I said that it was reasonable to engage in the p…
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Remnkemi, and others. Are these ideas wrong? We know that there was a rich liturgical tradition in Jerusalem which was the source of much of the liturgical practice of the rest of the Church. And we know when Etheria/Egeria/Sylvia the western pilgr…
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pharoah123, you are entitled to your views, but you are not entitled to misrepresent what I said. On what basis do you conclude that there are human rights? Where in the Bible do we find them? I do recommend that you study the history of the Ortho…
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There are no human rights. That is a modern construct. There are only human responsibilities which derive from our being created in the image of God, and those civil rights which membership of a particular society provides. St Paul was provided wit…
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Yes, of course. My mistake entirely. And, yes, we see that the Patriarch was a Syrian.
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We should not call those who face persecution with peace and patience cowards! Do you really think that the present situation is ANYTHING like it has been in the past? Do you not remember why the Coptic calendar dates from 284 AD? Do you not rememb…
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Remnkemi, Thanks for this honest appraisal of where studies are at. I am convinced that being honest and rigourus with ourselves and others in all things is the best way forward. If we know where we are then we can consider how to move forward. F…
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Why not try a few of those online career choosers and see what they suggest? Let us know. http://www.careersworkout.loucoll.ac.uk/quiz/start.asp