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Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands & Affiliated Areas U.K.

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1 What is the importance of confession? 43
2 What is the significance of praying with the Agpeya? How does it compare to American Christian Denominations way of praying? 38
3 Is it okay to occasionally drink some alcoholic beverages at home and not before people? 42
4 What is Your Grace’s opinion concerning tattooing? Is it true that it is a sign of permanent enslavement (Exodus 21:5-6)? Why do we accept ear piercing? 36
5 Why are pre marital relationships unacceptable? Won't they assist in helping to choose future partners? 43
6 What is the difference between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic (Egyptian) Catholic Church? 49
7 Why do I have to confess to a priest? Isn't it enough to confess directly to God? 34
8 What happens if I repent for my sins but don't take the next step of confessing? 34
9 What should I do when constantly the same sins over again? 38
10 Why can't we take Communion at the Catholic Church? Is it allowable at our church, to immerse the Body into the chalice and dispense it? 32
11 I want to fast but I think that fifty-five days of fasting are too long. What is your advice? 26
12 What is wrong with smoking? 35
13 Did God create dinosaurs? Did they really walk upon the earth? Can you explain why it was never mentioned in the Holy Bible? 27
14 Why is dancing wrong? God did not forbid dancing overtly in the Holy Bible. Many people danced (David, Miriam ... Aaron's sister...) 50
15 I have a boyfriend whom I like to talk to on the phone. We do not have bad conversation we’re just friends. Is this sinful or bad behavior? 28
16 We hear in stories of the Wilderness Fathers that they may go without Holy Communion for a long time, even though our church says that 40 days without Holy Communion makes one spiritually dead. So what becomes of these father? 24
17 How can one get rid of evil, disturbing thoughts? Regardless of frequent repentance and prayers, disturbing thoughts keep coming back. 33
18 How can I help my friend who is addicted to drugs and does not see it is wrong? 31
19 How can I have pure fun and still live a true repentant and a victorious Christian life? 34
20 Sometimes I feel pressured to have a boyfriend. Is it okay to have a boyfriend if I don't do anything wrong? 37
21 What is your suggestion if someone, a really close friend, is on and off in his relation with me to a point that is really confusing me? 31
22 I am worried about my friends, who are a big part of the youth group at my church. Lately they have been doing inappropriate things. What is worse is that their parents know, but do not bother. Please tell me what I should do besides praying. 22
23 Is there anything wrong with having different types of hairstyles, because, for example, in Leviticus 19:27, it says, “You shall not shave the sides of your head...”? 26
24 Isn’t fasting a decision made by a person according to his spiritual level? In the Catholic Church, it is logical that you shall not eat one hour before communion. 22
25 What is the church’s viewpoint concerning homosexuals and homosexuality? 41
26 What is the purpose of "hymns and spiritual songs"? Why is it an important part of our spiritual life? 22
27 Is there anything wrong with mixed marriages? 40
28 Would I be judging my friends who are dating, if I stop mixing with them? I honestly do not want to harm my spiritual life. What is your Graces’s opinion in this matter? 24
29 Why do we kiss a priest's hand? 46
30 Is it sinful for a female to kiss a male even if it feels good, satisfying and would be considered by me as a sign of affection and not sex? 33
31 Can a priest tell others about a sin I confessed? 26
32 What is the churches view on karate as a sport or hobby? Can I join a club that might even have an evil dragon sign knowing that I do not care about their philosophy/religion? 26
33 What is the difference between love and lust? 29
34 I am suffering from laziness and lack of energy. Can you help me? 39
35 What can I do when my parents drive me crazy? 36
36 I have a very close friend of the opposite gender and we love each other as friends; and we've spoken about keeping our friendship pure. We've become very close and we sometimes hug. Although neither of us feels lust, I wonder if what we are doing is wron 31
37 Why is the Coptic New Year called "Nayrouz?" 61
38 Why do men and women sit on different sides in the church? 59
39 Does God Who is full and perfect need to be blessed, glorified, or magnified? Does His Holy Name need additional holiness? We say “Hallowed be Thy Name”, “we bless Thee” or “we glorify Thee?” How how could St. Mary say, “My soul magnifies the Lord?” 59
40 What should I do when my mind wanders during prayer? 53
41 How can I deal with hindrances in prayer? 66
42 Why did the evangelist neglect the names of some saintly women like Sara, Rebecca, and others, in the sequence of genealogies, while he mentioned adulterous women like Tamar, Rahab, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, and Ruth who is a woman of a foreign race? 51
43 Who are the wise men? Why did the star appear to them? How did they overcome the Jews? Was the star a natural star? What are the symbols which the story of the wise men bear, and what are their relationships with the Gentiles and the Jews? 43
44 Why the Registration by Genealogy From Joseph? 63
45 Why did the Apostle Matthew say in the genealogy sequence: “Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matt. 1:1); and mentioned David firstly, although Abraham precedes David as regards time? 34
46 Why does St. Matthew say there are 42 generations from Abraham to CHrist but when we count them there are only 41? 54
47 Why do we celebrate the feast of the Nativity on the 7th of January, while some other churches celebrate it on the 25th of December. What is the reason for this difference? 52
48 How can the earth be part of the sun as the scientists say, while the Bible states that the sun was created on the fourth day after the creation of the earth? 37
49 What is the difference between the creation of the sun and light in Genesis? And was the light created on the first day or the fourth? 48
50 How can the saying of the Bible that God created the world in six days coincide with the opinion of the geologists that the age of the earth is thousands even millions of years? 72
51 Why must we use the Agpeya in prayer? Can a person just use their own words if they feel that it helps them get closer to God, or would this be disobeying the Church? Also, as time goes by, are we supposed to be growing in how many psalms we recite from t 56
52 Who is/are the author/s of the Agpeya? When and how was it written? 66
53 What is the view on abortion and adoption of the Coptic Orthodox Church? 320
54 In the Holy Book of Numbers chapter 12, both Miriam and Aaron talked about Moses behind his back; but God punished Miriam only. Why did God not punish both of them? 40
55 What are the qualities that make one “a man after God's own heart?” 58
56 Is there any unforgivable sin such as blasphemy or adultery or does it take longer for certain things to be forgiven? 74

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