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You're going to get bias. There are generally 3 (maybe 4) views on interpreting the events of Chalcedon. There's the anti-Chalcedonian view. There's the pro-Rome Chalcedonian view. There's the pro-Constantinople Chalcedonian view. There is mayb…
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Hello brother! Welcome back! If I could I would give you a big hug, because you truly care and seek. I think your biggest obstacles may be certain presuppositions on the faith. I would never want to discuss legalities as if they take any import…
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^^^That makes more sense. I have nothing against the painting, just figured calling it an "icon" might have given it the wrong context or purpose.
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Maybe overtime, you're right, but nowadays, the reference is obvious and hard to miss. There's a quote by St. Severus who was not happy with the depiction of the archangels as a high ranking Roman soldier. Today, as depict them this way understan…
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Hmmmmm I think there needs to be a clear line to be drawn, guidelines that could help a bishop discern what is permissible liturgically in any form of art, whether it be by paint or music. One chooses a bishop based on the fact that he has that di…
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But would that picture with Lady Liberty be something you put in a liturgical service?
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Just one small thing...this is NOT an icon. It's a painting with a sociological and cultural meaning, but not something I would venerate as something religious.
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Mike, I think you need some self-control in your posts and think about your own experiences as well. If you have not given advises in real life and met people with similar problems, you cannot keep posting speculations for this matter. Gob bless …
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If Christ is not one, how do you expect to be one with Christ?
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Armenian, Coptic, and Syriac are altogether in communion as "Oriental Orthodox", where we reject the council of Chalcedon. We are a diverse group with diverse liturgical rites, but same faith. The "Assyrian Church of the East" is an ancient church…
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What exactly are you confused about?
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Dear Aless, What does it mean to you to be a Roman Catholic Christian? What does it mean for him to be an Orthodox Christian? Before you can even answer a question about marriage, you should first ask what the faith means to you?
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Dear Mariyam, I'm not sure the answer is that simple. This requires lots of prayer and lots of honest talk, heart to heart. I can't tell you to leave him or to stay. In many ways, it might seem he wanted to slowly confess his past to you so that …
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Well, now that you use that video, sure, no analogy can really accurately help us understand certain mysteries. Even Christ's analogy of the vinedresser and the vine. ;) But if there is one analogy to help illustrate the nature of Christ, perhaps …
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Just because she's not religious does not mean she's possessed. Your mother is religious, but simply misunderstanding the situation. Even people who have premonitions can make mistakes. You are NEVER to leave your wife. You are now married to h…
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That's fine, but it is not out of pride that I was concerned for how you interpreted the verse. God bless you and I hope what you do helps.
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Brother, what are you saying? You are confusing me. The mystery of the Holy Trinity encompasses two linguistic expressions. There is an expression where the one God refers to the Father. The other linguistic expressions includes the Son and the H…
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I am going to guess der needed a quick answer. If he wants to know why it's wrong, he can ask. But I don't think that article his helpful for his specific situation. Sometimes you need to blunt and say "yes, it's a sin".
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Have there been any news regarding the 40/80 churching rule?
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1. "My god, my god. why have you forsaken me". God partakes of our agony, and talks to the Father as a human to God, that He may bless and deify our agony, and bring us into the dignity of being a son to God just as He is the divine Son of God. H…
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Dear Bishoy, There is so much to unwind in your question. St. Basil had one interpretation, but there can be another. Pope Shenouda took St. Cyril's interpretation on this one. But in order to understand proper Christology, a few things to ease y…
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Usually the nickname I give is "Beesh". I hope that doesn't mean anything bad either.
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Also James and Jacob is the same name as well.
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You're absolutely correct. It's not a weird question at all. Joshua = Jesus. We use the word "Jesus" as a corollary to the Greco-Roman word of "Isoos", which is their translation from "Joshua". Therefore, the English "Jesus" is a translation of a…
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To offer a quick answer, I honestly don't think so. Yes the culture was strongly patriarchal, but the Church has also surpassed those as well in certain areas. Has the Church eventually given less roles to women over time. Yes, and that could be …
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There are many ways to answer that question. Could there be sexism among Copts? Yes, Copts are humans with flaws like anyone else. Could there be some Coptic Church practices that favor men more unfairly? I think so, especially in the area of cha…
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Well, thank God we have history available for us as well as writings from the Church fathers. If you have specific questions, we can go through them to prove how the ancient Church believed. For the most part, a person, if he does his homework, ca…
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And by the way, the Coptic Orthodox Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox Church, which includes Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Indian, Eritrean. So "Coptic" is a cultural identity (for the main part) identified with the Orthodox Church, which incl…
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I don't think she asked a question about the Trinity, and I'm afraid you might have confused her than helped her question. LJP, The question you ask can be asked in a different way. Is it more important to be merely Christian or is there a correc…