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You think the way we sing, the style of the hymns, the way we draw our icons, and the language we use is Orthodox?
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Exactly my point; they should develop a new orthodox identity like the Evangelists did. Something that can bring Orthodoxy to the countries they settle in and can involve future generations of the diaspora whose links with Egypt will be inevitably n…
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The words St. Paul used mean 'people who pracitise homosexuality'. If you thought of fornicating, but resisted, you would not be called a fornicator would you? if you were tempted to lie, would you be called a liar? Same principle.
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Sorry, did I miss something? What does culture have to do with Christianity? I am sure that the Coptic pagans were as non-Christian as the various cultures the diaspora are settling in. Why can't we utilise the good aspects of our culture and develo…
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All the world has adapted it, I think, but some places have it concurrent with other calenders like us, the Jews, the Chinese etc. It's based on the Gregorian Calender. The Julian calender is 6 days after our Christmas. Also, I heard that Christma…
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=6063.msg80709#msg80709 date=1199243716] I am curious, Clay, why do you call yourself Coptic? I do not mean it as an insult, but I am trying to understand the consistency in what you are saying. You wish to d…
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I think the diaspora should have a Church that is of the native tongue of the land it resides where they can have communion, and those who wish to speak predominantly Arabic and Coptic have there own Church. The Coptic language has nothing to do wit…
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We must delineate between practicing homosexuals and those who have same-sex attraction. The former are on par with fornicators and adulterers. The latter if remaining calibrate and chaste are full members.
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Hmmm. Leukaemia, that is such a broad disease, but he is a child so it would have most likely been aggressive, and yes, would have been best treated by venesection and blood transfusion, as well as cyclophosphamide (perhaps some innovative drugs aga…
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Nice acronym, but Bible means "Books" or "compilation of books". It has a Greek origin. Nevertheless, in today's usage of the word what you say could hold true.
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The child would have been really sick if he needed one, and if so they could have given him blood products and other alternatives. There is probably more to the story than what is put in the biased paper. That said, JW is blasphemy and heresy in the…
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Perhaps, but I remember what HH once said, that many who try to attain a virtue hastily, usually compromises one that was previously indelible and hard-won. Surely some desert sayings remark this, but often when reading such dense and rich book full…
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Greetings Fatimo! Interesting place you come from. I unfortunately have not had the pleasure of being in Norway. Care to explain what it is like? :P I give you permission to use some creative licence and will not accuse you of being overzealous :P …
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That might be true about that person who you crossed on the street, and made you wonder where the rest of her clothes were, or that guy that had piercings everywhere and was speaking dirty, but you don't know what circumstances they were brought thr…
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He takes us in the best of times? Where in the world is that evidence! The evidence is actually in the contrary; for instance consider the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13): The bridegroom came late, after all their supplies were burned. A…
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So what manner of speaking is appropriate for a woman in the Church? To discipline her restless child, perhaps.
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That is false. Let's actually go to the passage in question: "As in all the congregations of the saints, 34women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inqu…