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Posted by Rich H (Member # 4313) on :

Hiya...

I heard a radio program by a local Coptic
church and I was very impressed.
From what I can tell they stick exclusively to
scripture. I really loved the hymns... because
what they were doing was singing Bible verses..
such as the Lords Prayer.

I intend to visit this place... its 25 miles
from me, but I think it will be worth it.
At the very least I want information on the
CD's they where playing. I think it may have
been in house recorded.

I have never heard of this group before.. so I am entering with caution. One thing that worries
me is that they are very organized and even have their own Pope.

On the other hand this seems to be a deeply
spiritual bunch of people.

Peace
Rich

Posted by Rich H (Member # 4313) on :

I forgot to add this link for information
in case anybody wanted to look.

http://www.stminastabanoub.org/history.html

Posted by LaurieFL (Member # 3794) on :

For some reason I want to think they are sort of an offshoot of the Roman Catholic chruch, sort of like Greek or Russian Orthodox, but am not certain.

Edit: Ooo, now I remember. They are actaully the Egyptian Christian Chruch and they stand against the Islamic religion that so rules their country. They are very old-fashioned in their practices and can trace their origins back to the Apostle Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt.

Posted by helpforhomeschoolers (Member # 15) on :

Yes, the split was actually 3 ways: Roman, Coptic, and Eastern Orthodox.