u/SatansFavoriteLilMan

I went to a coptic church recently and fell in love with it after researching their theology and traditions, but I don't think I could ever be baptized or be a part of it because I believe in different theology that just came naturally to me. (Agnostism, Pantheism, Omnism, Multiple Gods, etc) I believe in Christ and the trinity, but I believe in other Gods of other faiths too. I get my wisdom, philolosphy and knowledge from other faiths aside from Christianity too. I feel pulled to the othodox church because of the way THEY see God (unknown and unseeable) but I acknoledged that I cannot be baptized or take the sacraments because I'm not willing to throw away my beliefs or force myself to belive in different things that didn't come naturally.

I'll still go to the church sometimes and participate in the liturgy, but I'm okay with taking a blessing from the priest instead of the eucharist. I dunno. This orthodoxy stuff has been tormenting me for weeks and I can't make it stop.

I may have asked this question before, but I forgot. I'm an omnist and believe in Spinoza's God, and that all the Gods that exist such as the Christian God, Jewish God The Egyptian Gods, Hindu Gods, other Pagan Gods, etc are divine forms of the divine reality we live in. I put it like this.

If you cut an apple into slices, the apple is in seprate parts, but it's still an apple.

Does this make cohesive sense?

I just registered for catechism classes at my local Greek church after talking with the priest. Me and him have spoken before and he was very friendly and understanding even though we disagree on some things. I rung the church up and said priest is going to text me with further steps. The main issue is, I emailed a coptic priest (because I feel more connected to the Coptic church VS the EO church) and I’m starting to feel this pit in my stomach like I made the wrong choice. The Coptic church in my area is far compared to the greek church (30 minute car ride VS one single bike ride) And I don’t think I made a sound decision doing this and I don’t know what to do. I respect priests and their profession, and I don’t want to let him down. What should I do? Should I wait until one of the churches responds to me? Should I just suck up the $40 uber ride to the Coptic church? I honestly don’t know what to do at this point.

Never thought I’d be here again, but I’m looking into the orthodox and eastern catholic churches and I have a Ukrainian and a Ruthenian church near me. If anyone here are a part of those churches, can you tell me a little more about them?

I like the change. It's seamless and modern, but PLEASE fix how groups are represented on the nameplate! It cuts half of it off!

I've been drawn to the coptic church for a bit and I look at the Divine liturgy livestreams at my local church and it's absolutely beautiful. I come from a roman catholic background, became Athiest for seven years, and I now believe in more of a monist God. I believe Christ, with every other God, is divine and after looking into different Orthodox and catholic denominations, I've come to the conclusion that Coptic orthodoxy is the one for me. I want to attend their liturgy but the church is a little far, so I need to get an uber (around 40USD for a round trip) and I made up my mind that I can't go every sunday as it would drain my savings and bank. I also wish to speak to the priest there about my stuff and distance myself more from online christianity.

What steps should I take and what should I do?

I've heard from online orthodox christians that I shouldn't join the church because they're really exclusionary and isolationist. Does the coptic church really hate muslims as much as I'm led to believe?

I wanna become a christopagan, but I can't fully confirm myself in the coptic church. How do you blend your traditions without your priest getting pissed at you?

I’ve been wanting to join the coptic church for a while now, but I disagree on some of the teachings.. I cried to my other orthodox friend about how I was struggling and he took it well. I also can’t go to liturgy every Sunday because it’ll be a 40$ round trip uber to the church and back. I don’t know what to do and it’s beginning to be a burden on me. I want to be orthodox, but I have different views on the divine (hence being an agnostic pantheistic omnist) and their views of LGBT people. I’m in great turmoil because I want to make a spiritual path combining Kemeticism and Coptic orthodoxy. I know of Christian (particularly catholic) witches and christopagans who practice their faith and go to church with no problem. Can anyone help me lift this massive weight off my shoulders?

Title says it all. I’ve been wanting to join the coptic church for a while now, but I disagree on some of the teachings.. I cried to my other orthodox friend about how I was struggling and he took it well. I also can’t go to liturgy every Sunday because it’ll be a 40$ round trip uber to the church and back. I don’t know what to do and it’s beginning to be a burden on me.

So.. I'm inquiring coptic orthodoxy after being an atheist for 7 years. I still wish to hold my progressive views and I obviously disagree with what the church says about homosexuality and divorce. I know the church fathers & the bible are NOT infalliable and prone to error. My friends are saying I'm not orthodox because I refuse to hold homophobic and transphobic beliefs. What do I do...? I refuse to throw out my progressive beliefs and I definitely refuse to treat people that way. Never ever.

Despite going to a relatively conservative sect of Christianity, my opinion of my LGBT brothers and sisters will stay the same.

Being LGBT is okay, having sex with your chosen partner is okay. (I’m in the community and have a guy who I like. I will forever be an ally until the day I die.)

I will not judge. I will never try to turn you away. Not everyone’s walk with God is the same. All I want to see is you being the best, and the happiest you can be in Christ.

Blessings to all, and good night.

-A Coptic Inquirer.

i'm beginning to learn about coptic orthodoxy and I was wondering, is miaphysitism closer to what scripture says about Jesus?

Hey.. So.. I attempted to inquire into the orthodox church and got into a massive fight with a friend. I can't freely be myself (Abrosexual) and participate in it. I've been silently lurking here for a while and I'm probably gonna try inquiring eastern rite catholicism. Do you have anything you guys wanna tell me?

Hey! So I’ve been researching the Orthodox Church for a while now and like their tradition. I known about the eastern catholic churches for a long time now, but I have a question. Can you give me (unbiased) thoughts on why Catholicism is the true form of Christianity compared to orthodoxy? I like the traditions and theology of both, but I’ve been leaning toward orthodoxy. I want to hear your side of the story.

With love, an Agnostic.

Hey, it’s me again. As I do more research about orthodoxy, I’m coming to the conclusion that it’s the OG church christ and his apostles founded after pentacost (tradition wise.) I’m currently an Agnostic and always skeptical about things regarding gods, goddesses, demons, etc. I study the bible from home and I don’t know if I can make a full confession of the faith without being dreadfully dishonest with myself. Can you be an orthodox Christian, live as christ did, and be agnostic at the same time?