Of course I agree with you, Ebnyasoo3. HH Pope Shenouda III should have never apologized for the Bishop's remark, but that's my point: We know why he did. Similarly, when other Christian leaders like Patriarch Lahham make unnecessary or inappropriat…
It is a learned response, Melchior. We could ask the same thing about why HH Pope Shenouda III apologized for Bishop Bishoy's remarks about the Qur'an, but it doesn't require any sort of deep investigation...
I personally think that the Roman Catho…
I can relate to this on some level, having recently (in the last 1.5-2 years) gotten out of what I would call a very dysfunctional relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, which often felt just the same as you are describing, Ioannes. I would go…
I would be honored to be quoted by you, Ophadece, or anyone who finds my perspective helpful. Really, it is an honor that I don't deserve. Thank you.
Yes, I try to learn the Coptic hymns, too. It is easier for me to read the Coptic than the Arabic,…
Since this is at its heart a linguistic issue, I would like to share with you all two quotes on the nature of language in the liturgy from the book Journey Back to Eden: My Life and Times among the Desert Fathers by Mark Gruber (O.S.B.), a book by a…
I am, I suppose, technically Hispanic (I don't self-identify as such, but my grandmother came from Mexico, I grew up speaking Spanish, know the culture, etc.), and up until recently was a practicing Latin Catholic, so if I may...
Amoussa1's profess…
It's good to learn from this thread that if I convert to Coptic Orthodoxy I won't have to pretend to be Arab. ;D
This is one thing I have noticed over and over in discussions with my Christian friends from the Middle East (Lebanese, Syrian, Armeni…
Can I offer a non-Copt's opinion here? First, to concur with Pharaoh714's comment, there is something to be said for being an example through suffering. I know that this is not of no benefit, because it is precisely through the Copts' example that I…
Here is the 2007 report on the status of religious freedom in Egypt. It is the most recent report I could find, so it will not reflect the most recent changes (if there have been any), but from everything I've heard it can still be very hard to do t…
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the Muslims used the same pretext to Islamize milliones of christians and Jews: they say they have the same God of Abraham and Moses as the Jews and the Christians. The God …
Hmmm. Where were the reports of fever and sickness when Mary famously appeared at Zeitoun to Christians and Muslims alike? ;)
No, there can be no doubt where this "miracle" comes from...and it is not God. It also seems very convenient to me that t…
This is an interesting discussion I've had with many Muslims and Christians. In light of the Malaysian "Allah" situation, I think it is difficult to say that it doesn't matter since it has such an impact on the lives of many people.
From what I ca…