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i think this is what he means. when my abouna went into hospital i had to ask him for his 'proper' name so i could find him, so for official purposes, these people have to use their original family names.
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hi, i didn't read the last 2 posts on this topic till today, yes i still think it's not great reading. meanwhile i found a lot of relevant Bible references which i hope will help you: galatians 5:19-21; acts of the sinful nature include witchcraft…
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No, i didn't meet any copts who do (myself included) but i had a friend who is a baptist minister (ordained) who does and i met an anglican vicar who did. having said that, most baptists and anglicans i know don't.
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i'm not sure i understand, do u already have someone u want to get married to? if so i understand some families worry about this a lot. maybe they just need to know you better to see all the good work God has done in your life. i have a vietnamese f…
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yeah, kids are amazing. once a 4 year old kid told me some stuff she saw between her parents which was not too positive, i was just chilling after dars kitaab (Bible study) and started playing with these kids and she just opened up. later on her par…
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hi, i used to help out in a class with a lot of 3-7 year olds and i found discipline v hard too. what i learnt from the other teachers is u have to keep changing what you do every 5 minutes for under 7s and every 10-15 mins for 7-11s. so we used to …
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hi, QT_PA_2T, what peter said is 'corruptible' this does not mean 'corrupt' or 'corrupted'. i think his view is compatible with what u say from the holy kholagy, i.e i don't think there are major differences between the british orthodox and the copt…
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Hi, i am not a spokesperson for the church (i hope someone else will answer that part of your question), but i want to point out that verse 50 goes on to say 'she was haughty and did DETESTABLE THINGS before me' this is obviously not idleness, so is…
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the priest of our neighbouring church has a coptic phrase tatooed on his wrist and he is a monk. one of our deacons has a massive tatoo of Jesus' face and chest during crucifixion on his right shoulder (he said it was very painful to have done, a bi…
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Hi brothers, i have checked out theophilus' link, i had not heard of this lady before. it seems she is greek orthodox. i also don't know what to think. i think probably when it comes to people claiming to have great visions, we should take plenty of…
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i agree :) basically what would u think if yr aunt or someone saw the text? would it be oops she know's i like him? (ok) or oh, no, she must think i'm a sinner if she saw i wrote that? (not ok!)
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i checked out the site, basically we can take cells from left-over placenta, it doesn't affect the baby at all. we can't take cells from tiny embryo's coz they die. that is murder and is wrong. many scientists and doctors, even a few Christian ones …
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hey, i always wondered if other FOCs were like mine or was i just exceedingly blessed. now i know i'm just exceedingly blessed, my FOC is unreal, amazing. but it didn't always used to be like this. in fact i went for years without good spiritual adv…
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u get junior member after 100 posts, i've just found out :) :)
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i agree, peter. i set aside one day a weekend (sometimes sunday sometimes saturday) in which i did no study, from when i was 11 through university and after, it was my personal arrangement with God and stopped me being exhausted as i tend to be obse…
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that's a cool site, minagir, i have been on it before. i read the qu-ran nearly 4 yrs ago ( have been a Christian many years) so its a bit hazy but this is what i remember. maybe bigee can correct me if i make a mistake. they think of Jesus as just …
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i wanted to ask the same!! i restrained myself 4 a few months to see if anyone else asked it. i thought initially u get them from the admins for good behaviour, but there r some people who do excellent posts who don't have any. maybe its for frequen…
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some people do it in uk too. i have seen lots of stuff which is not too pleasant, but it should not make you too afraid. romans 8:28 i know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him and are called acording to his purpose romans…
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taking out the plug is not euthanasia. it is generally done very gradually and when everyone is sure there will be no improvement. there is a big difference between withdrawing medical treatment and giving a drug to end life. thank God in the uk eut…
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yeah, God is more powerful and cares for every single person on the planet. we will pray.
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a quote from the inchainsforchrist website: (april 2008) However, in the last two years, the government has also turned its attention on the Eritrean Orthodox Church, the oldest and most established religious institution in Eritrea. Almost 45% of th…
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have just found this, the official position of the us government, with quite a lot of details. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108367.htm
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i think u mean the antiochian orthodox church of syria, which is eastern orthodox (related to greek, russian etc), whereas we are oriental orthodox (related to armenian, syriac orthodox, indian malankara syriac orthodox and ethopian). our 'daughter'…
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aah, that's nice :)
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i agree with that. btw, there is a lot of medical help that can be given at the end of life, with pain killers etc and in many countries there are people who specialise in these areas. if someone is suffering a lot, it is sometimes appropriate to st…
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in church it's great if someone has a separate chat with the young kids during the sermon and lets them run around a bit away from other people. then they can come back ready to pay attention during communion. also kids learn loads by serving. anyon…
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thank u so much theophilus, i have been looking for this for months, since i met eritrean refugees at our coptic church. the website supports all Christians in eritrea, which i think is v important. if we don't stand up for each other, who can we ex…
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i know a couple who both had chronic illness when they got married, because of this they were never able to have children. they accepted this and got married for love and have been a massive encouragement to their spiritual children with their humil…
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all great posts :) if yr marriage makes u want to be a monk, or yr monastic or single life is so hard u want to be married, read peter's post above. it puts it all nicely into perspective.