[NYer]

Just got back from liturgy. It was so beautiful, especially the hymns written to honor Mar Maroun.

Abouna is still all worked up over the Muslim attacks on St. Maron Church in Beirut, over this past weekend. He cited 1400 years of attacks on christianity by these people who are 'one step below animals'.

Yesterday, he asked me to print out the cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb shaped turban. After liturgy, I gave it to him. He showed it to everyone saying, 'for this ugly picture, riots are taking place all over the world'. One of the parishioners brought her young children tonight and they asked to see the cartoon. Father stooped down to show it to them, saying something in Lebanese (which I don't understand). They stared at the picture as he finished his talk, ending it with a word I do understand - "Ka-boom". ROFL!!! (OMG, I can't stop laughing)

[Cronos]

let's pray that we see a return to Christianity in all of Lebanon and Syria.

[Convert from ECUSA]

:)

[Convert from ECUSA]

Thanks for the ping and delighted to hear that the liturgy was so beautiful!

" Abouna is still all worked up over the Muslim attacks on St. Maron Church in Beirut, over this past weekend. He cited 1400 years of attacks on christianity by these people who are 'one step below animals'."

He should hear me when I get going!

" Yesterday, he asked me to print out the cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb shaped turban. After liturgy, I gave it to him. He showed it to everyone saying, 'for this ugly picture, riots are taking place all over the world'.

GASP! I'm shocked, shocked, I say! Surely you and your Abouna know that such things are "insensitive" and "oppressive" and "imperialistic" and "colonialistic" and not very "politically correct"!!!!!!