r/coptic

Hello I am a MUNer (Model United Nations delegate) and I am representing the country of Egypt. I would like to know if the state of Coptic Christians have become better or worse under President Abdel Fatteh El-Sisi, if they have how so and do you think that Copts are in a good state currently

Hello guys!

Coming from an American Southern Baptist/Protestant background, I am considering Oriental Church as I find the succession of traditions/knowledge from the original apostles the truest of the faith. I live in NYC/NJ area and want to meet more Copts in the faith in hopes it will help me in my journey.

I would like to start praying the Agpeya and introduce myself to the Coptic church since I have one in my zone.

I do like the Agpeya since it is in my praying style. What do monks pray, and what do laymen pray? Do they all pray the 7 hours? What's your personal approach to it? Thanks

I am an ex-Muslim atheist, and I am interested in how Coptic Christians view abortion and gay marriage.

أنا ex Muslim من فتره طويله تقريبا اربع سنين

من وقتها و أنا حاسس بفراغ غريب أنا بعمل كل حاجه صح و أخلاقي كويسه و عارف ان دا ملوش اي علاقه بالدين بس بحس طول الوقت أن فيه حاجه ناقصه أو شعور أنا مفتقده كنت أحيانا عشان اشبع الشعور دا كنت بقرا في الكتاب المقدس أو اشوف فديوهات و اسمع اغاني دينيه مسيحيه و اقرا كتب و حرفيا معرفش ليه بعمل كدا لمجرد شعور حلو عندي الكتاب المقدس على تليفوني و كان عندي منه نسخه و أنا معرفش اصلا بعمل كدا ليه لمجرد شعور إيجابي بيديني أمل الحياه يمكن عندي سبب مخليني مبحبش الأديان كلها بس حد يحط نفسه مكاني أنا ليه مكروه و اتقتل عشان حاجه أنا عمري ما اخترتها و ليه سعادتي تساوي عذاب دنيوي و في الاخره مع اني لسا شخص إيجابي عاوز اساعد الكل و تخفف عنهم مش باذيهم

Hello! I didn’t really know where to start, so I arrived here. What are the best apps (IOS) for learning the coptic language (Bohairic & Sahidic)?

I'm ex Muslim and new in Christianity and I'm looking for a new Christian friends , I'm really very excited as a new Christian, I'm Egyptian so welcome to everyone, god bless you all

Hi i am a mew catechumen. I started my orthodox journey visiting both eastern and oriental Orthodox Church. The Coptic holy week was something that made me fall in love with the church. However my struggles are i feel like 1 in 100 plus and that its hard to meet people in the church and that im going to be an outsider for a while. The abounas are both very nice and have welcomed me with open arms but are hard to get time with one on one to answer questions and talk about my struggle with fully knowing im in the right place. I don’t know what the feeling is and i don’t think its gonna be a physical feeling idk.
How do I know what it is? How do I feel connected to liturgy when i have to follow the screen sometimes for translation? How do i not feel like an outsider?
What are the views on the American Coptic church as those are options near where i plan to move one day? I want to be a part of the church and community and one day a reader but could i be as a convert?

Thank you

I am 26 years old and currently living in Europe. Unfortunately, I’ve felt a bit disconnected from the Coptic community lately and would love to change that. Since I really enjoy traveling, I’m excited to make new friends and build connections globally.
I’m open minded and truly looking forward to sharing experiences and getting to know other Copts. Feel free to reach out!

Which is the ideal and perfect Egypt in your opinion. What changes you should do if you can

Hello, I'm making an alternate history map, and would like to know the Coptic version of the word Dardaju.

(Dār is an Arabic word meaning "home [of]" – the region was named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داجو, romanized: Dār Dājū) while ruled by the Daju)

So the word in English might be "Home [of] Daju."

If someone could also let me know how it would be pronounced/romanized, that would be great! 😁

Hi, I'm starting my spiritual journey.

My wife and i are catechumens at the local Coptic church in New Hampshire where its healthy big congregation multiple liturgy a week. We are planning to move to Louisiana in the coming years for work. The only Coptic church where we are looking at moving is listed as a community church on the diocese website and doesn’t have a full time priest and only liturgy on Saturdays. The other orthodox option is OCA. We don’t want to convert to EO if we don’t have to. How do we know if the community church will be able to keep growing and stay running as well as what is some benefits of having small congregation? Thank you

I 'm ex Muslim ( Christian convert ) . I started to read the writings of church fathers , bible and apochreval texts . I found the truth . Church fathers explained each Christian doctrine. The more I read , the more I became Christian

I am gonna be traveling with school for a big portion of the apostles fast this year. I would love to uphold my fast of course but I don’t know how possible that is as there’s usually only one type of food provided what should I do?

I am an ex-Muslim atheist, and I am well aware of the persecution and violence towards Christians in Egypt. This hatred of Christians and disbelievers isn't an accident and comes directly from the Quran:

1. Quran 98:6: "Indeed, those who disbelieve from the People of the Book and the polytheists will be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there forever. They are the worst of ˹all˺ beings."
2. Quran 5:51: "O believers! Take neither Jews nor Christians as guardians—they are guardians of each other. Whoever does so will be counted as one of them. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."
3. Quran 9:29: "Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, nor comply with what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture, until they pay the tax, willingly submitting, fully humbled."
4. Quran 5:72: "Those who say, 'Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary,' have certainly fallen into disbelief. The Messiah ˹himself˺ said, “O Children of Israel! Worship Allah—my Lord and your Lord.” Whoever associates others with Allah ˹in worship˺ will surely be forbidden Paradise by Allah. Their home will be the Fire. And the wrongdoers will have no helpers."

There are many other verses like this in the Quran that Islamic preachers and Muslim mobs regularly invoke in Egypt to spread hatred of Christians. As an apostate, I am to be killed under Islam, and I express my full solidarity with the Christians of Egypt.

Hello , I have read extensively and studied Christianity in depth, and after being a devout Muslim, I'm now ex Muslim, and I'm a new Christian, i live in Egypt and as you know it's difficult to convert to Christianity in Egypt, my family are strict Muslims and if know that I'm Christian they would kill me , can someone help me in my problem , i really want to get out of Egypt Because I cannot live like this, I cannot contact any church in Egypt, so as not to endanger myself. Please help me

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