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Crossislife

posted on Mar 05, 2008 - 05:27 PM

Hello all,

I would like to know people's opinion on marrying outside one's culture even when the person converts to Coptic Orthodoxy. I’ve heard that Anba Paula said the divorce rate is about 80%, quite a significant number.

God bless

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Truth.Seeker

posted on Mar 05, 2008 - 05:44 PM

Divorce rate in the Coptic Church is 80%? Or was the statistic from something else?

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Crossislife

posted on Mar 05, 2008 - 05:51 PM

80% for Coptics that marry outside the culture, as in americans. NOT for marrying within the culture, as in another egyptian.

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HonoringGod

posted on Mar 05, 2008 - 05:52 PM

In my opinion if a person is forced to convert because he/she is in love with someone in another faith then the relationship will fail, maybe not in divorce but in the way they act around their kids, family, and each other. We don't encourage anyone to marry outside of the faith because of the many problems that can occur, especially on the children. I know many people whos parents are from different churches and each church has tried to convince them that they are right. Most of these people say they believe in Christ, but they don't like to go to church. If you do love a person outside of the faith, introduce the person to your church and wait for him/her to accept the faith on his/her own. If they don't want to convert then maybe thats Gods way of saying it won't work.

I want to write more, but it's just not coming to me now.

Your friend in Christ,
Tim

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