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  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

coptic language

  1. dzheremi

    Coptic language lessons for adults in English with Fr. David Bebawy

    This is the 'new' or 'Greco-Bohairic' pronunciation (based in the pronunciation reform of Erian Moftah in the time of HH Pope Cyril IV, 1854-1861), so it is ultimately based on the Greek, though there is still some interesting stuff here. This is how you'll hear and use it in most Coptic...
  2. rakovsky

    Translating the Coptic text of the Gospel of Thomas (50-140 A.D.)

    One of the first century Christian writings that I read is the Gospel of Thomas, which is made up of Jesus' sayings, some of which are in the New Testament, and some others being found in the Church fathers as authentic sayings by Jesus (such respected sayings by Jesus outside the Bible are...