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Anyone buy them ? Bellthecat, Are these pic's of Armenian Orthodox or Armenian Catholics ?

THOTH if you don't believe in Christianity why partake in the thread ? Armen please elaborate

What does a example of a judicial system have to do with the topic ?

there may be "similarities" between , but then again Krishna didn't die for our sins, nor did he have a resurrection. Nor, does Krishna's "truth" bring eternal life. So, what kind of "truth' is Krishna's ?

Excellent point Mshak, excellent ! And by the if anyone reads - The Pearl of Great Price - ( one of the religious books of the Mormons which they use for doctrine) it clearly states that christ and lucifer are brothers. So....Satanist and Mormons are the same.

Jesus said to him , " I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. " John 14:6 Christ clearly states in John 14:6 that He is the Truth, all other religions claim to know the truth but, Christ in fact, claims to be the Truth and not only the Truth but the Way and the Life. Buddha, Moses, Mohammed and Krisha never claimed to be the truth, they claimed to know the truth. When Christ is speaking about being the Truth, Christ means that He is the absolute truth, the absolute way and the only light. He continues to say, No one can reach the Father except through Him.

I am happy that you have joined the Oriental Orthodox Church. And comparatively we are sister Churches. I also highly commend you, my brother in Christ, to accepting the Traditional and historic church over the Protestant Church. You have joined a Church which is one of the first Churches and has a beautifully intricate foundation and history. I am also familiar with the name you use Addia, the tiara maker as mentioned by historians Eusebius and Movses Khorenatsi. Are you asking about non-Armenians as individuals, or how the Armenian Church relates to non-Armenian Churches. The calling is a very special gift, I believe that one of the hardest jobs to do is the duty of the priest. And regarding marriage, in the Armenian Church you can marry and be a priest. That is what we as a Church should do. Educate the people who have misunderstandings and answer there questions. If you are serious, I can supply you with more information regarding the Armenian Church as well as people who can help you, and hopefully answer anymore of your questions. As a person who is only half Armenian, I would like to say a couple of things regarding the non-Armenians in the Church. The Armenian Church is one of the very few places I have felt that makes me feel like family. I spoke very little Armenian when I originally started attending Sunday school. Now I have a great appreciation of the Classical Armenian language. If I have a question regarding a verse from the bible I try to use the Classical Armenian source for more of a clearer definition. I have also been ordained and serve on the Alter during Badarak(the Divine Liturgy). I have also seen non-Armenians attend the Divine Liturgy, I especially remember an Ethiopian couple who use to attend very frequently, from what I remember they were helping to building a Church in Ethiopia and asked for the priest blessings in there work. The priest prayed for and blessed the couple and their work. Even though mostly everything the priest prayed for the couple was in Armenian, our brothers and sisters of the Ethiopian Church still attended the Armenian Church, they knew how exactly the Divine Liturgy was conducted without understanding the Classical Armenian. I know what I have written to most individuals is the exception and not the norm. But, my intentions is to answer your questions and give you some other insights and experiences that I can offer.

Thanks guys for your comments I appreciate it.

I know this is a bit off subject. As a child of a non-Armenian parent, there becomes a time in life where an identity issue is created. I was constantly called non-white at school because I spoke another language. Hey, last time I looked in the mirror I wasn't black or asian! So being white sounded like a good idea. Now I have grown up, married and have a son. And I completely assimilated to my Armenian heritage. My wife is from Armenia, I gave my son a authentic Armenian name, and I enforce that only Armenian should be spoken in our home. Why did I assimilate to my Armenian culture rather than my non-Armenian culture? For religious aspects, I love my Armenian Church not to mention the language. When I had a child I would not want to create a “am I a Armenian or not” issue if I married someone who is not Armenian. Why put the child through more difficulties than he is going to have growing up. And especially the culture, so tight knit, and a strong cultural pride and well as a deep rooted moral structure. I would like to say that these are generalizations that I am pointing out. I have met Armenians on the other hand that don’t care if they marry someone outside of their culture. And that’s their decision. I also understand to be an Armenian there comes a lot of responsibilities, some Armenians don’t want that responsibility, and like I said before that’s is their decision.

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