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  • I agree with you on the need for making our voice being heard especially in the context of secular or hostile environments. Pardon my lack of in-depth knowledge on Coptic history. As a member of the Malankara Orthodox Church, I have the highest re…
  • Besides, terrorism in various forms has been present from the very beginning. The killing of boys below the age of 2 by King Herod comes to mind. And of course , the numerous cases of persecutions suffered by the faithful over the ages can, in a way…
  • In my interactions with Muslim colleagues and friends, I have gathered from them the following: 1. The persons who take to violent methods are either from an impoverished and illiterate background who have been      mislead by "scholars" having e…
  • Many thanks to you all for clarifying. God bless, Paulos
  • [quote author=Hezekiel link=topic=7367.msg97632#msg97632 date=1227744498] It is possible that they may purge multiple votes  from the same computer with the same IP and provider that is entered within the span of few minutes. So to make sure the vot…
  • Hello everyone,       Going through all the posts, I thought I'd share something that I came across while searching for Orthodox-friendly material online. Its a sermon by Fr.Jon Braun of the Antiochian Orthodox Church and thought was relevant. ht…
  • I too feel the same warmth and closeness here. I am from the Indian Orthodox Church, working in the UAE. It was quite by chance that I came upon this site and what a blessing it has been! Come to think of it, we sometimes wonder why the whole world …
  • The Orthodox hours as well as a "personal audit" at the end of every day, I guess would help in resetting our sense of direction and priorities. Content-wise, the "hours" are great - of course our motives should be genuine. I believe, constant commu…
  •       Besides, as Orthodox, we have been abundantly blessed with the Holy Tradition, legacy and teachings of the early Fathers and Saints who have handed them down to us. It is for us to do the same without corrupting them in any way. The same how…
  • [quote author=mikeforjesus link=topic=7346.msg97234#msg97234 date=1226823324] St Theophan the recluse who is a Eastern Orthodox who I like says "You ask, will the heterodox be saved... Why do you worry about them? They have a Saviour Who desires t…
  • Its very easy for us to lose friends or make enemies. All it needs is an inadvertent miscommunication, careless word or even not uttering a word can mislead the other party to assume wrongly. On the other hand, its takes ages to build up and nurtur…
  • Its a real pity that this is actually happening. Unfortunately this seems to happen in other places as well, such as the two factions of the Indian Church squabbling over custody of churches and getting physical. The sad part is that the secular cou…