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For me, my father is Coptic Orthodox and my mother is Presbytarian (my mother's father went to a German school in Egypt, so my mom was raised in the Presbytarian chruch). And growing up with two churches was wonderful. My mom went to her church and my dad went to his and I would go to either one I wanted, the same for my brothers. I feel like I was able to learn and be exposed to both churches. With that knowledge I felt like I could choose the church which my belives most closely followed. Yes sometimes I got a little confused. In particular, my abuna would ask me not to go to the Presbytarian church because he looked down upon it. And obviously the Presbytarian church was more common (to Americans). So attending both churches was hard at first but because my parents supported me and did not care which church I chose I have benefitted.
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pray for me!
my parents told me if i wanted to do something that i felt was benificial to my spiritual life, i should do it. this ment i could convert to another religion. so i did research and the coptic church has no comparisson. it has not changed, it has not faultered, it has instead changed the world and made it better. i feel it will continue to do so
my advice. if u wanna marry someone who is not orthodox, but they want to become orthodox so u can get married, then that person who is not orthodox should talk to a priest or a bishop, this might make them want to not only convert to get married, but also to get closer to god. thats just my advice
God Bless us all
And how could I bear spending the majority of my life with someone who I know is going to hell? What lack of pity such a thing would require!
I personally feel that un-Christian girls are really annoying....so how could I marry one?
i think that if u r orthodox u shouldn't convert out, they should convert to orthodoxy.
just my opinion
personally
i think that if u r orthodox u shouldn't convert out, they should convert to orthodoxy.
just my opinion
i agree whole-heartedly
But I know now that I need Jesus in my life and everyday I strive to make myself worthy of entering the Church.
I have yet to tell my Family and pray for the strength - which I will need _ in the future.
Pray for me.
Ger
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hey guys check out what st. paul has to say about this: hope this helped!!
God bless u all!! ;D
--laura
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I could not speak for all converts or people considering to return to any religion but I never had an idea of going back to the Church and was never religous . I was just happy and busy getting on with the daily chores of Family life. But now in my heart I cannot accept what I have done and I am willing to take the consequences of what I am about to do. God willing.
Maybe it comes with age!!!! The willingness to give up your religion in order to Marry the man/woman u want to is something a usually young person takes in haste . - And regrets later.--- as i know now.
Indeed I would advise anyone in this situation to STOPand think.
I am now so overwhelmed by my need to not only to return to Jesus but to join the Coptic Church and be part of your family in Christ .
It is most terrifying when confronted by such feelings from out of nowhere. But hopefully I will reach my destination.
So mixed religion marriages and converting shouldnt be ignored and every angle taken into consideration
Ger
And Amaru, please, do not post such absurd pictures that have nothing to do with the topic.