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i have 2 points, one about iraq and one about the main thread (justice) 1. it's only those iraqis who were in saddam hussein's political party who wish he didn't die. i have close iraqi friends (sunni married to shia') who told me many of the terri…
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great answer. i saw IVF as a student, and when they have 'spare' embryos, they throw them away with the incinerator waste. i was shocked beyond words and although i didn't deliberately say anything (i realised later i should have done), i offended t…
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very good points. although i would add that the best time to buy a first Bible is the child's baptism. i bought one for my little friend when she was a baby and she treasures it like a jewel, and also shares it with her little brother who is learnin…
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lovely! :) happy advent.
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we are sorry for the loss of your tasbeha friends. but if you hang around, you will find we are fun people too! 8) also we like philosophical discussions and praying for each other. rabina yibarak :)
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one of my young nephews is so paralysed he can only smile or cry. he doesn't communicate otherwise. so you can never be sure if he realises you are feeding him, hugging him etc. but sometimes you can see on his face such joy that only God can give, …
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no worries, keeps me from being so proud! ;) was going to say 'keeps me humble' but then remembered i was not humble in the first place! :D
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so if she is in your college, you could arrange to be at some social event she is at and then you will see her. i think as long as you play it cool, and don't have great expectations that's ok. it goes wrong when you think about her or mail her for …
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admiration is fine, as long as you realise you will idealise people you don't really know, so don't build a relationship on it. admiration from a distance is a normal part of life, esp for adolescents. i had a 'crush' on a guy in church who was 19 y…
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umm, seems to me the main issue is that he doesn't talk to her. that's not usually a good sign for a relationship... if he was talking to her, and they were thinking of marriage, they should discuss it with their spiritual advisers, obv. the guy nee…
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u say u hang out too much, maybe you are right! make sure you're always in a group, pray a lot, be friends a little, and as mike for jesus says, speak to your priest or a mature older woman (tasoni, your mum etc) for advice.
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no no no no. sorry, just spent the last 9 months trying to help my depressed friend who did this kind of thing, it went badly wrong. it's a normal part of growing up (btw, sometimes happens to oldies too) to 'fall in love' with someone from the tv, …
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sound! :)
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meena ameen, i think no-one should watch the exorcist, that sort of thing gives glory to demons. we should give glory to God, or watch films about nature or films with a message that say that we should care for people, or that being a criminal is no…
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also trust that God will never let you be destroyed by the evil one and will always be with you in any difficult situation. if you read the book of phillipians or the psalms of the 12th hour, this will help. i used to be scared because i had lots of…
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its true that we don't believe people can go to heaven by believing in other religions. but we don't know what happened to bigeee's uncle before he died, maybe he was thinking about Jesus our Saviour before he died or asking God to show him the true…
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not everyone has to go to college. sometimes it's good to finish school, get a job and then save money for studying later, when you know what you want to do. it actually isn't the end of the world if you don't become a doctor or engineer, even in eg…
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seems to me like you're a bilingual, smart person who came to the right website and asked the right question. no-one is destined to be a failure, and certainly not you. i think at these times you should take small but very important steps to improve…
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so lets work on technology to grow them! still no need for millions of unborn babies to die.
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wow, thanks, so many sources! :) so when u see me online but not responding to any posts it will be because i am following all these links! ;) what convinced me about the virgin mary remaining virgin was ezekiel 44 verse 2. suddenly it all fell in…
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sure, i take yr point, coptic mark, but its the other orthodox sources i am looking for. i could say 'my priests say this happened' but i would rather find out a bit more about the original sources and the patristic writings. in the same way i turne…
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are u sure it was your ex who called your dad? i don't understand how you can know this if your dad answered the phone. did you give your no to your ex? if not, you can just say you didn't. it looks like your dad is protecting you well enough by kee…
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i am not an expert, but as far as i can tell, all stem cells can be used in research, no matter what their origin.
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the end is near, but i think it will be after 2012 ;) (for those who saw the film) i personally think we should be open about our faith and also allow people from other religions and atheists to share what they believe. if someone in a school is of…
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u can get stem cells from the bit that joins at the umbilicus (belly button) after a baby is born. it doesn't hurt at all. u can also get them from aborted fetuses. so lets NOT confuse this like the popular media does and lump it all together as 'st…
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if you go here, http://www.ctvchannel.tv/index.aspx you will see a clip of baba shenouda introducing ctv (the clip that is shown every day when you watch ctv on satellite). most of the other links seem to take you to written information only (in ar…
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you all have good points. i only recently watched the video as someone else sent it to me, and it's clear sayedna is trying to get everyone to calm down! that is what confirms to me he is living a holy life; he does not seek recognition. i read a b…
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in my experience, life became much more clear after joining the coptic church. do it, then God will guide you on how to work out the details such as travel etc. who knows, maybe a church will open nearer to you, or maybe you will see in the future t…
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it takes practice. as an older teenager, i realised i could either wait for the rest of the world to understand me, or try to change so i understood them! it took a long time, but the hard work was worth it, now i usually like socialising!
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hi, mike for jesus, i realise yr post is quite old, and maybe will have changed, but i want to tell you that i understand really well what you're talking about. i have worked really hard for the past >30 years to work out how to socialise. my pa…