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Egypt court: Coptic church must allow remarriage
Image by Bakar_88 via Flickr A court in Egypt has ordered the Coptic church to allow its faithful to remarry, quashing an appeal by the head of the church. “By law, a Christian can remarry and the constitution guarantees his rights to have a (new) family. The appeal by Pope Shenuda III to prevent Copts from... »
Isis an influence on modern religions
Image via Wikipedia According to Egyptian mythology, Isis was the spiritual mother of every pharaoh, but experts say her influence is still seen in the Christian icons of the faithful wife and loving mother. She was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, the goddess of the Overarching Sky and was born... »
Out of Egypt
Image via Wikipedia Egyptian Christians come from as far away as Oklahoma City and Arkansas for the services at Saints Peter and Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, 17015 S. Memorial Drive, Bixby. The service is traditional Orthodox, largely unchanged for 2,000 years, with a liturgy that is overwhelmingly prayer and Scripture, all chanted. The 40-family congregation... »
Egypt fire damages church of 'Jesus footprint'
An electrical fault is blamed for a fire that destroyed the altar and an historic icon at the Sanctuary of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Sakha, just outside Kafr el-Sheikh, north of Cairo. The town of Sakha is known to Copts as Pekha-Issous (Jesus foot) for the Holy Child’s foot-print was marked, here,... »
