Ioannes,
I am deeply pained by your post, because I cannot head to you and hang out and just talk. I know how difficult it is to talk out loud and no one listens, how painful the sting of the word is. The Coptic Church only has so many parishes i…
God have mercy on us all. I have been anxious about days like this approaching our Church and our Pope. I agree, fasting and prayers, these are our only weapons.
God save our Pope, our Father of Fathers.
Here's my thought, God created the Universe and all that is therein, then we decided to uncreate God. However, no matter how much we try to get rid of Him, He is still there. Everything in the Universe reminds us of Him. He is still around, and o…
Egyptian men tend to dye their hair. Relative to his celebrity status, I'm sure he has had a little plastic surgery. He still looks like a goofball. I can say that, because I said I looked like a monkey.
Just as a thought, and in my humble opinion: it doesn't make a difference. His celebrity status does not add to Christianity {even if it was him}. His songs are lousy and his voice is always with that gasping sound or bearing down effect.
If he …
I agree we should be serious. I can truly say I never went trick or treating in my life. My parents would not have it for a list of reasons. In my adult years I have never gone to a Halloween party. I also do not pass out candy or treats.
Minagir,
I'm not sure if your transliteration "fadee" was "Fady" as in savior or Fa'dee as in deadbeat with nothing better to do. If you meant the former you are wrong, if you meant the latter you are correct. If it was the first Zoxsasi took it …
I don't know Ioannes, maybe 20 wives is punishment in itself. I think it lends itself for a reasonable argument to prove that there is purgatory on earth.
Before every female gets on my case, it was purely a joke in bad taste, but what the heck I'…
I will add: probably 90% of the old mosques in Egypt are sitting on previous churches, and even the remains of the saints. There is only one Heavenly Jerusalem, and as I recall: there was no sun or temple; for God Himself is there. Our job is t…
The conqueror may do as he wishes, for now. However, there is the Ultimate Conqueror, Who conquered sin and death. One day, everyone will have to stand before that Conqueror, and they will ask for mercy. Mercy will be meeted out relative to how m…
Zoxsasi,
I think the reason that there is such an image drop in Christianity in the USA is because there is too much of any exposure
to Santa Claus [inside joke].
I apologize for making this post ahead of time.
It goes to show a couple of things:
(1) Some are more equal than others;
(2) You feel cheated after signing onto the scam;
(3) Imperialism and the Roman Empire are alive and kicking.
It won't make a difference. There was a man [Who shall remain nameless] who:
--gave sight to the blind
--speech to the dumb
--hearing to the deaf
--raised some people from the dead
--made food
--made wine
--cured lepers
--removed demons
AND they …
They were all real. These actually are my observations as well as verbal accounts given to me over the years.
OK: maybe the Chinese food.
The others are real.
Zoxsasi,
I believe I was inclusive of your comments and observations.
I did not include the silly ones.
All of the mentioned are real, and I mean it. [No joking around]
There are a whole list of reasons and excuses, and one must also differentiate the between those who are already Evangelical Copts vs. those who are Orthodox and then proceed to the Evangelical Protestant side. I will concentrate my observations so…
In my own personal regard:
1. In my house Santa is not represented
2. I put up 4-6 Nativity Scenes in my house.
3. I only send out religious Christmas Cards.
4. In my office, I set up a Nativity Scene. No Christmas Tree or the Red Guy.
5. …