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@SifiReturned Thank you Sifi

@grevstv That monastery is at the site of the largest concentration camp in the Balkans where many Jews, Roma and Serbians were exterminated by the Croatians and Nazis. I can only assume this might be some kind of memorial event for the dead.

@BrotherAugusti2 How is it not Orthodox

Note that “falling from the divine image” is not actually the Orthodox view as far as I understand it, which is rather that the image is maintained but the likeness is marred.

After months of being harassed to read this book, I decided to pick up a copy. For reasons that should be obvious, I am going into this extremely skeptical of any Coptic interpretation of St. Cyril — but I will also not allow a genetic fallacy to affect my judgment, and am open to seeing where the research leads so I can weigh the arguments on their own merit. Will update this thread with thoughts and photos (if relevant) as I go.

Last night I got to interview Samuel Farag about his new book Eastern Orthodoxy through the lens of Sola Scriptura. Can’t wait to post the video!

@grevstv Where tf is this from😭

Does the Eastern Orthodox Church have a tradition where they wear a Talmudic Talit? This is news to me

@katherineortho It’s not

@grevstv It looks like Ai actually

When Copts broke clay jars behind a Protestant preacher Foreign missionaries did not come to Egypt to preach to non-believers, and they did not record even a single case of that. Christians came to preach to Christians. The Copts had bitter experiences with missionary groups and their persistent attempts to draw Coptic youth away from their Church. In 1850, these groups obtained official recognition as a Christian minority in Egypt, which granted them the right to hold their own meetings in separate churches. Missionaries were known for their elegance, financial assistance, and their rapid mastery of the Egyptian Arabic dialect. Their sermons were often compelling compared to what many Copts were accustomed to hearing, and they introduced Arabic hymns that were easily understood, emotionally engaging, and attractive to listeners. At the same time, their teachings often involved diminishing the standing of the Coptic Church in the eyes of its own أبناء. In Asyut, some went so far as to attack churches at night and break icons. Pope Demetrius II submitted a complaint to the Khedive, who issued an order to exile the missionaries to the Mediterranean. However, they appealed to foreign consuls, who intervened and prevented the enforcement of the order. Following the British occupation of Egypt in 1882, missionary activity intensified. Protestant missions expanded their efforts, sometimes even operating within proximity of Coptic churches. Due to growing concern among Copts for their faith and Church, Ragheb Bey Iskandar wrote in his 1915 book The Golden Legacy that the Coptic Tawfiq Society faced strong resistance at its beginning, despite its stated aim of serving the poor. Many Copts suspected it of being a Protestant initiative. Some even believed it was a political movement aimed at aligning Copts with the Anglican Church for British protection. Jundi Bey Ibrahim, a member of the society and owner of Al-Watan newspaper, recounted that as he left the city of El-Mahalla, Coptic women threw clay jars behind him, believing he was a Protestant priest seeking to undermine Church teachings and traditions. Such reactions reflected the depth of concern among Copts for preserving their faith. Many refused assistance out of fear of hidden agendas. The Evangelical priest Labib Meshreqi later wrote in his memoirs that the Coptic Church passed through both literal and figurative fires, yet emerged steadfast, holding firmly to its heritage and resisting any attempt to compromise it. The Copts are a resilient people, with a faith deeply rooted like mountains. While a small number may have been influenced by material incentives or social pressures, the majority remained committed to the Apostolic Orthodox faith handed down from Saint Mark to the present day. “The gates of Hades shall not prevail against you, O Mother of Martyrs.” The forgotten history of the Copts #highlight #CopticOrthodox

@FischerQui74958 Praying for you brother

Im at the hospital

@bishoy_gabriel @10Kidus Praying for you Bishoy

@10Kidus "Honoring the king’s robe = honoring the king" “One and the same Person of Christ is adored with latria…” This is distinction not division or splitting Read Aquinas carefully and don't misrepresent him please

Now what is this bro Do they not know there is a Coptic Catholic church there also Couldn't a Coptic Catholic priest have taken them instead of this BS Why aren't Catholics loyal to their church anymore This behaviour just brings scandals and shame

@papism101 @bishoy_gabriel @copticconcept That video is translated poorly, but anyway if you read Pope Shenouda’s books he’s pretty clear to say we do not worship the same God.

@bishoy_gabriel @grevstv @copticconcept youtube.com/shorts/MpoA3w1… 😭😭😭

Literally couldn't have been scripted

@papism101 @bishoy_gabriel @copticconcept Mohamed Salah is a great player and person

@grevstv @bishoy_gabriel @copticconcept Thoughts on these?

@bishoy_gabriel @papism101 My account is @copticconcept on most platforms. Why are you so hostile? You look at 2 tweets where I post a blessing of the Ethiopian orthodox church, and quote of St. Cyril and make that judgement?

@grevstv @papism101 I don't think you are based on your tweets And even if you are a copt I can say whatever I want you're not the speech police I live in Egypt my whole family are Coptic Orthodox and have been for a millennia I think I'm more than qualified to talk about them

@bishoy_gabriel @papism101 How am I not a Copt??

@grevstv @papism101 You're not even a Copt LMFAO

@bishoy_gabriel @papism101 Why do the nations rage and speak vanity

@papism101 They have no clue People in this area are largely not educated or taught even basic catechisis They just trust the clergy and the clergy abuses the hell out of them priests buy cars and villas and put their kids in international schoolsWhile their congregants are starving idiots

@bishoy_gabriel @papism101 Don’t speak for us please Can you speak imparting grace?

@papism101 Copts are boomers they bitch about it on Facebook for a couple of days and then it's gone But they rarely accuse the bishop of the pope Copts are literally slaves to their bishops the lore goes crazy I'll send you a vid in 10 mins

@calvinrobinson He founded the Great Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria which stands today 🙏

Saint Mark, author of the Gospel of Mark, founded the Church of Alexandria. Let us pray for the Pentarchy, and the for a reunion of the Patriarchs of the Churches of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem.

Today is the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist. O Almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark: give us grace; that, being not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

“For the Logos of God is living and effective, and sharper than every two-edged sword, even going through as far as the dividing of both soul and spirit, and of both joints and marrows, and is a discerner of the ponderings and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12

@FinnishZoomer @Sola_Requiem Irony?

@Sola_Requiem Fuck coptics we should bomb them

Apostolic Christians anytime RZ is mentioned.

Today we commemorate the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian genocide who were massacred and deported by the Ottoman Empire To this day, Turks mock the victims and laugh about the atrocities committed by their ancestors, never forget who they are