[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10456.msg128050#msg128050 date=1295967188]
Thank you Sasi. That was my point.
The endoctrination in Egypt is from day #1.
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I think TruthSetsFree thought you were talking about his level of education…
[quote author=Truthsetsfree link=topic=10456.msg128014#msg128014 date=1295910021]
I don't care what you ARE, internet phenomenon or not, what matters to me is how you conduct yourself in this conversation, a way that I see as completely unfit. They …
[quote author=Truthsetsfree link=topic=10456.msg128011#msg128011 date=1295909027]
Clearly some people are not fit for reasonable debate and conversation, I guess whatever fancy' school they apparently went to didn't teach them that...
May God hav…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10536.msg128042#msg128042 date=1295944834]
I agree entirely with the suggestion of reading On the Incarnation by St Athanasius. It can't be bettered.
Father Peter
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Thank you all,
I have several books …
[quote author=sodr2 link=topic=10529.msg127959#msg127959 date=1295874675]
[quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=10529.msg127954#msg127954 date=1295864117]
I was nearly beaten to death in Egypt because someone felt I didnt hate jews enough.
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a…
It was so hard to see where the truth was concerning the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Who was in the wrong, who was in the right.
I was always in favour of the Palestinians.
Until now.
I think i've misjudged the Israelis. I think I'm beginning…
[quote author=ophadece link=topic=10529.msg127955#msg127955 date=1295865904]
Well at first the Egyptian government tried to blame it on the Moussad, but it appears to me, funnily enough, that Israel made a phone call to the Egyptian president and to…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10528.msg127948#msg127948 date=1295859840]
It would seem to me that we should follow the patterns given to us in the Agpeya and in the Liturgy.
The prayers of the Agpeya are addressed to God the Father, and to…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127770#msg127770 date=1295649147]
An example?
If someone was unemployed I don't think they should get married. I mean if they had no job and could not find one.
If someone had a very low paying job s…
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10366.msg127747#msg127747 date=1295638962]
[quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=10366.msg127746#msg127746 date=1295638695]
(i.e. after your studies.. when u get a good job)..
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NOSHKOR ALLAH.
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Or afte…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127737#msg127737 date=1295633648]
Coping with poverty is one thing, choosing to begin a family and married life in poverty is another.
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Who is poor?? Shouldnt we thank God for all things?? Wher…
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10366.msg127731#msg127731 date=1295630632]
If you are nonacademic but hardworking, that doesn't change the fact that you won't be making enough money to support a family.
There's nothing wrong with being poor...j…
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10366.msg127727#msg127727 date=1295629962]
LOL I'M ILLOGICAL?? DUDE. We're living in the United States, maybe in France or wherever you are it's different. My cousin who just came from Egypt...he can barely fin…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127726#msg127726 date=1295629572]
There are people from all those Orthodox Churches in London. They all speak English. The chance of meeting them, if a Copt makes an effort, is 100%
If a Copt makes no …
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10366.msg127722#msg127722 date=1295628079]
..marrying someone while you are in poverty is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life...
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So poor people all over the world do not have the right…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127720#msg127720 date=1295626164]
Why could a Copt not marry an Armenian, an Ethiopian, an Eritrean, an Indian, a Syrian, and probably a Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Belorussian, Ukrain…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127718#msg127718 date=1295621107]
Why must a Coptic Orthodox marry a Copt?
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Interesting....
I like your style.
But please explain what u mean??
A lot of Coptic Priests won't baptise anyone…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10366.msg127710#msg127710 date=1295612471]
It was the normal practice in England for most people to wait to get married until they could support a family.
This had been the practice for 1000 years.
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[quote author=miamo link=topic=10366.msg127668#msg127668 date=1295572670]
What do people think of a 7 year age gap where the women is older?
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I know a Coptic Orthodox Couple where the gap is 12 years. (the woman is older by 12 years!).
I…
Klara,
Get candles.. put them everywhere.
I'm renting this place and apparently they've got candles EVERYWHERE... i mean, it looks stupid in my opinion, but women like that kind of stuff.
lol.. they even have candles in the toilet...
Listen, y…
[quote author=Klara link=topic=10505.msg127573#msg127573 date=1295535783]
we don’t know. She sais that she has absolutely no sexual desires at all. She doesn’t look at any other men and has no attraction to them. No dreams of sexual nature and cann…
[quote author=Klara link=topic=10505.msg127564#msg127564 date=1295529625]
Thank u very much for your answer. Just wanted to clarify that I do not contemplate adultery but I am rather afraid it might happen when tempted by the devil. That because the…
Hi,
What is causing her lack of sexual activity with you? Does she have children? is she stressed?
Its important to know at least why?
Secondly, as a Christian, I'm not saying that sex is not important in marriage, it is - but, I am a firm beli…
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10487.msg127549#msg127549 date=1295520149]
Actually...I found that the words my father of confession spoke to me to be very wise...he knows me best...there are a lot of things that went into him telling me that an…
I think at 20, its OK to start to think about marriage.
I dont see anything wrong with that.
So, when you're 25, 30, and you have a degree - the question the priest will ask u is: if you love this person or not, or if you've found the right one. …
[quote author=GODlovesme link=topic=10490.msg127538#msg127538 date=1295518406]
[quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=10490.msg127536#msg127536 date=1295518259]
Goodpoint Godlovesme...
That's why I'm saying that its best if you can be angry WITHOUT rais…
Goodpoint Godlovesme...
That's why I'm saying that its best if you can be angry WITHOUT raising your voice. You still have a right to be angry. And if you've done this to others, it simply means that you should be willing to forgive those who have…
GodlovesMe,
Let me give you an example.
I'm a customer in an agency that I'm paying. One of the accountants was extremely rude to me. I didn't raise my voice to attack her.. but because I was upset, I found myself raising my voice. However, I NEVE…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10490.msg127403#msg127403 date=1295472452]
Priests certainly do not need to be made celebrities, but priests are people too. And they also need encouragement. They need to be told that what they doing, often at …