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@Remenkimi, I still don't think it's appropriate for a priest to present on tv. There's no such a need for extra money I assume, so I do believe it's degrading to the priesthood to do that. Again if cantors Do sing other songs in public it's degradi…
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No the difference is massive @qawe.. I hope you are not implying that the priest needs more money to become a tv presenter. Besides I think some people should carefully choose the type of secondary work to do if that indeed is the case, that suits t…
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Apart from the pope's arguments that I really have no idea at all about, as I have not really paid too much attention to such channels on tv as I can not access Arabic channels, I feel the rank of priesthood being degraded when one priest assumes th…
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My problem lies with the fact that priesthood is being viewed in a warped manner, I don't want to say distorted or use any stronger words. These programs are seen by other people not only Christian so what will they say? I believe it's unassuming of…
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@minasoliman, I don't actually remember what it's called but I think it's the pope's questions and answers with the children oujai
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@Remenkimi, Please don't take my posts as personal replies to you. And also there are things other members have explained better than I can. In addition to what's been said St Paul instructs not to participate in tables set for others and I guess t…
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I am with @baempi on that one, I believe ramadan meals are wrong especially when done in churches. Some liken them to charity but I don't think so Oujai
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@Mdan,Of course it is not a sin, but as Coptic Orthodox Christians we rate symbolism highly and live by it even outside the church (commonsense) and not folklore as @ReturnOrthodoxy referred to such. Copts take it that the body is holy, pure and cle…
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Well I am really really sorry to take such a stance but I believe that some bishops are only following the apostolic canons and those are severe looking at drug misusers and homosexuality as to the brink of excommunication. I do see their point but …
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I really don't know anything about the Armenian church but in the Coptic church as other members explained that readers are considered part of the clergy and deacons are part of that hierarchy but deaconnesses are not Oujai
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Deaconnesses should not read anything out in the church. Deacon is a word meaning servant and they have a specified service and not to read out any readings in the church full stop.. Oujai
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@qawe, Good point although I share @Ioannes's and @AntoniosNikolas's sentiments, will things ever change? Let's pray Oujai
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Better life concerts coming to some of the church meetings and other events Oujai
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@Cyril, Sometimes some people need harsh words.. of course I am not talking about the example you cited, or condoning it, but at times this becomes necessary. There are many a verse in the Bible and especially in the Book of Proverbs.. Oujai
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You did say that @Remenkimi in a discussion we had here in the past.. Oujai
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Glory to be God. I am happy now that @Remenkimi changed his position. Coptic language is not dead or extinct. Oujai
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@minasoliman, In response to your reply to my view, Coptic language is not a dead language. Oujai
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@minasoliman, Not sure what your point is. Oujai
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You are right @returnorthodoxy.. it Of course saddens me that bishops as discussed on this forum before are only interested in pleasing the congregation to bring in larger numbers at the expense of rites, and principles and dare I say even dogma som…
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@returnorthodoxy, The film was played inside the church? Seriously? That's very wrong.. where's @AntoniosNikolas from all of this? Oujai
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@cyril, I don't know how to compare to Aramaic really, but yes it's spoken and understood by some people in their every day lives. @minasoliman, I hope I don't disappoint you by saying I cannot speak Coptic as a day to day language, but there are se…
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@minasoliman, Coptic is still a spoken language today. In scientific definition the Coptic language is not a dead language.. Oujai
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Thank you @drewhalim.. Oujai
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Is there a particular reason why it's not to be read? Oujai
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@qawe,Once again this discussion that I posed is not at all related to GB vs authentic Coptic at all. It just relates to people not knowing what they are talking about and then inventing... oops, sorry that is GB essentially. Anyway, let me not digr…
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Sorry @qawe. Seriously I didn't know that you were posting the thread to hear a particular thing without opening the discussion onto other aspects. I learnt my lesson...Oujai
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@qawe, I thought this is part of the topic too. Sorry dear it seems people are not really interested in hearing other people's views unless they agree with what they think.. ok, sorry again.. Oujai
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@minatasgeel I hope you don't mean 7'alleena allawy.. for English speakers let's be flimsy.. sorry for my loose translation. Anyway you may have seen how people are making things up in every aspect of the Coptic language. I wish people learn from th…
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@Remenkimi, My issue is not with the Coptic language per se, what's authentic what's not, but with the continuing invention and innovation since no body seems to appreciate how the names read and they just apply the innovative rules as a means of re…
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Paope? So the Coptic reader cannot read Coptic? Let me refrain from commenting on Paone! Oujai