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 للنسخه العربيه، اضغط هنا The Church Of The Saints The following discussions explore a controversial series of thoughts that continue to spark some extensive debates on social media. It revolves around the doctrine of intercession of saints and having blessings from icons and the bodies of saints in Coptic Orthodox churches. The discussions often involve heated debates and accusations, such as labeling the Orthodox or Catholic Church as "worshiping the dead" or calling it a "pagan church." Unfortunately, some individuals use harsh mockery and explicit insults, attempting to justify this unchristian behavior by citing verses from the Holy Scriptures.   Moving away from these futile discussions, I’ve noticed that while few servants are trying to defend the doctrine of intercession, there semm to be some contradictions in the explanations of intercession from various perspectives. I acknowledge that some explanations, seemingly support the doctrine of intercess...

  Was there really martyrdom? Many times, I ask myself, are the stories of the saints we read really true? I mean, when we take the Synaxarium and read the stories written in it, were the saints in the Synaxarium really so steadfast, or is the Synaxarium just trying to exaggerate a bit? It's for sure a bit exaggerated! It's not possible that every two pages you find a saint's story going like this, ‘he went and confessed before the king. He tried to soften him. And when he couldn't convince him, the king got angry, threatened him, then tortured him severely. And when he gave up on him, he cut off his head, and he achieved the crown of martyrdom! Blah blah blah’. And of course, don't forget the occasional miracle here and there Maybe the saints' movies that spread in the late nineties - despite the very humble efforts made with limited resources - helped shape this idea. I felt like they all had the same shape in one way or another (the saint goes to the gove...