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i take your point, but we have to be careful not to treat gay people like some sort of modern 'lepers' and withold from them the words or God and the love of God. if the person getting 'married' is a close friend, we should share our opinion, just l…
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my own view (not the church's) is that if someone is not a Christian, but an atheist or another religion, and he/she is my gay friend, then i would go to the 'wedding' ceremony in support of my friend. I don't think being gay is incompatible with be…
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i think it's a man's name.
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saint mattais went preaching with saint andrew and was martyred: http://orthodoxwiki.org/Apostle_Matthias i chose him for my avatar because i felt like i entered the orthodox church at a late stage (not from orthodox Christian family) like him (not …
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yes, He is risen indeed! do as stavro says. work hard on your spiritual life, pray, study for school, read the Bible, love everyone, help people in your home and outside it, forgive and love your enemies and also read the stories of the saints, and …
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it was saints cyril and methodius (who were either greek or bulgarian, depending on where you draw the map) who took the gospel to these countries and some of the ex soviet union countries. this was somewhere around the year 1000AD, and the orthodox…
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interesting, how do you use computer lights correctly to make you drowsy? all the other stuff is true, although sleep apnoea is usually only in fat people. i think it's more common in america, as there is this cultural habit of eating loads and not …
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put alarm on the other side of the room, so you can't switch it off without leaving your bed. also if you ignore it, it will wake the whole house and get you into trouble. going to bed early also helps. go to bed 9 hours before you want to get up. …
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hey guys, this is an ancient thread! if u are worried about binC, send him a personal message. i hope he is feeling much better now; his posts have been good, so i think he is ok. :)
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http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/index.php?a=view&id=898 this one is the one i have seen used most. ok you can say 'my salvation He declared' doesn't emphasize the continuing nature of salvation, but i would not say it is 'protestant'. i prefer …
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yes, a priest has a special anointing from God, which is given in the ceremony of ordination. when we repent to God (we can talk to Him directly) and then go to the priest, it means we can't hide any sins. and being embarassed about it means we are …
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yes, the lyrics you posted look a bit like that. the best video ever that i saw that advises you about what to do when you sin is pope shenouda's sermon 'turn back to God'. you can find it on you tube. may God bless u :)
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you have chosen the name of a great ethiopian saint! may her intercessions be with you and may God bless you. try to go to church, and if you are distracted by people around you, then sit with people you don't know (who won't be chatting to you in …
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leviticus also tells us not to wear clothes made of 2 materials. :o you need to take it in context. ;)
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u won't go to hell, of course. but don't have any operation (unless it's life saving, like your bowels burst, for example) until you are 100% sure you want it. it's more difficult to undo the operation if you don't like the results than to not have …
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hey, just tell someone 'my life sucks, how's yours?' even better if u tell a priest or a doctor. the good thing is you are young so you have time to get this sorted out before you have any emergency to get married (by emergency, i mean like being o…
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try this website: http://orthodoxunity.org/ basically we believe the same thing, but in 451AD there was a bit of a disagreement which lasted till 1990. you are not allowed to take Holy Communion with them unless you get special permission from your …
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i didn't read all 26 pages (forgive me!) but i liked yr last post, remnkemi, especially the point about not heading into the sin of rebellion when protecting our church. i think it's good that so many people are writing here so much about preservin…
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i am sorry to hear that, and maybe it is 100% not your fault that the teaching session did not go well, but as someone who has done education outside the church and a little inside the church, maybe i could suggest so pointers for reflection, which …
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welcome pulpito! :) there are other orthodox churches in spain, so if you don't find a coptic church, then you might benefit from visiting the other churches (like greek orthodox or russian orthodox, for example). to answer some of your questions:…
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personally i would get married sooner! but, seriously, though, i agree with ophadece. we all sin and we all need to forgive. i really admire how people can have quite long engagements and not have to rush into getting married. i was much less self …
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we have the same fasts, but if someone is a new convert, or still in school, or has medical conditions (like some bowel problems where too much beans will give you pain or even a bad infection) then they fast differently. like a teenager who is grow…
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it's evening here in the uk, so time to say kesher paree! (don't know if i spelled it right) it's the only thing i know in armenian, and the guy who taught me it emigrated to canada and never sent me his forwarding address, so i missed lesson 2!
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most people take communion every sunday, or every time they attend liturgy (quite a lot of people make in on average every 2 weeks, due to traveling long distances, work, difficultly finding a good alarm clock ;) etc.) because we go up to the front…
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LOL! some of the readers gave up following the arguments on page 2! 8) here, i'll simplify it for folks like me: 1. there are lots of types of coptic. 2. they are all difficult to understand. 3. most of the 'coptic' you sing in church is greek an…
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and this is the relevant bit! :) thanks for the link, servant 33 Do Not Hold On To Me Question: Why did the Lord appear to Mary Magdalene after the resurrection? Why did He say to her ""Do not cling to Me," (John. 20:17) While He allowed Saint Tho…
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that thread recommended pope shenouda's book, which is here: http://tasbeha.org/content/hh_books/Ressurec/index.html :)
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i think he says 'do not cling to me' or 'do not hold me'. other people will write more, i hope, i can't remember the full explanation.
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u r a star, dear brother! may God bless u and everyone there this beautiful Pascha and the holy 50 days. :)
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he is fine, he is very busy. (see british orthodox website) i will try to remember yr message when i see him soon. he goes occasionally on orthodoxChristianity.net, although i haven't 'seen' him there recently.