ethnic cleansing of Christians in Egypt
ethnic cleansing of Christians in Egypt
International Christian Union and The American Coptic Association
Copts Release Video of Mass Rioting, Destruction of Churches and Bibles
UNION CITY, NJ: Fearing a repeat of the recent riots against the Coptic Church in Alexandria, which left four dead, over 80 wounded and seven churches defaced, the International Christian Union (ICU) and American Coptic Association (ACA) are calling on the U.S. Government and the United Nations to take immediate action to stop the bloodshed and destruction of churches.
Exclusive video footage released by the ICU/ACA today, reveals the destruction of the Assemblies of God Church for Evangelical Copts in Moharam Bek, on Friday, Oct. 21.
"We are receiving numerous reports that Fanatic Muslim groups are planning to surround the Alexandria churches again on Friday, Oct.28, and at the end of Ramadan on the following Tuesday, promising the death of Christians and the continued destruction of churches throughout Egypt," Dr. Monir Dawoud, president of the ICU/ACA, said.
Dawoud faults the security forces for encouraging violence by first "giving the green light to the mob," and then failing to control the resulting riots. "If the momentum of the riots is allowed to continue, the crowds will be impossible to contain," Dawoud said.
Over 5,000 Muslims demonstrated outside of the Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church last Friday to protest the production of a drama staged at the church two years ago. The protestors say the play blasphemes Islam. According to recent statements by the Coptic Church, however, the play does not defame Islam.
"Copts and other minorities in Egypt are continually subjected to physical and verbal harassment by extremist Muslim groups. Yet we do not destroy their houses of worship or call for bloodshed," said Amgad Zakhari, one of the youth leaders with the ICU/ACA.
In addition to the protests, the Egyptian newspaper, El Fagr, published threats made by Muslim radicals against the Coptic Pope Shenouda III. According to this report, Muslim radicals publicly announced their threats through mosques in the outskirts of the city of Alexandria and were calling for the death of the Pope in revenge for an alleged insult to Islam's prophet.
The ICU and the ACA are planning a demonstration in front of the UN next week to protest the persecution of Christians in Egypt.
Contact: Maria Sliwa, Freedom Now Communications, 973-272-2861, SliwaNews@gmail.com
Posted by Ted Belman at October 27, 2005 09:42 AM
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1.
BobW
said:
The issues are clear. It is not just Christians in Egypt. Muslis will murder all those they do not control. It's been said that India is still impoverished because of the Islamic raids centuries ago.
France's Charles Martel knew how to address the situation along with America's John Paul Jones.
The barrier is the oil trade.
BobWKol tuv,
Posted by: BobW on October 27, 2005 10:26 AM
2.
GH
said:
PRAY FOR THE CHRISTIANS THAT THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON THIER SOULS AND HE MAY SEND HIS ARMY TO PROTECT THEM.
A COPTIC
Posted by: GH on October 27, 2005 10:53 AM
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Laura
said:
muslims are a blight on the Earth. I call for the genital mutilation of muslim men.
Posted by: Laura on October 27, 2005 02:04 PM
4.
Levi
said:
No weapons that form against God's children will proper. Nothing what so ever will separate you from the love and the protection of our Lord and Savior Jesus. We are praying for you and ask all the Egyptian Chrsitians not to give up the faith in the midst of persecution for your only crime is that you believe in Jesus. We will be praying for those Muslims as well that Christ will bring them to repentence.
Romans 8, Romans 5
Levi
Posted by: Levi on October 27, 2005 09:23 PM
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lignaeus
said:
One would think by now that the left would have figured out which side their bread was buttered on. For them to defend the Muslims the way they do, their hatred of Bush and the neo-cons is a wondrous thing. A mirror image of the Muslims hatred of, well pretty much everyone, which half explains their support Saddam and the 'freedom fighters', the other half of the explanation is simple stupidity.
Posted by: lignaeus on October 27, 2005 09:57 PM
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James C
said:
Sometimes I agree with Alan Dershowitz' anxious questions regarding monotheism... There is something scary and absolutely devastating as claiming your ONE deity is correct and all others are abominations. There is something dehumanizing about the self-delusion of absolute correctness. Surely, no one people can claim a monopoly on revealed divine wisdom?
Such absolutism only leads to the atrocities such as this. Live and let live.
Posted by: James C on October 28, 2005 08:04 AM
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ethnic cleansing of Christians in Egypt
International Christian Union and The American Coptic Association
Copts Release Video of Mass Rioting, Destruction of Churches and Bibles
UNION CITY, NJ: Fearing a repeat of the recent riots against the Coptic Church in Alexandria, which left four dead, over 80 wounded and seven churches defaced, the International Christian Union (ICU) and American Coptic Association (ACA) are calling on the U.S. Government and the United Nations to take immediate action to stop the bloodshed and destruction of churches.
Exclusive video footage released by the ICU/ACA today, reveals the destruction of the Assemblies of God Church for Evangelical Copts in Moharam Bek, on Friday, Oct. 21.
"We are receiving numerous reports that Fanatic Muslim groups are planning to surround the Alexandria churches again on Friday, Oct.28, and at the end of Ramadan on the following Tuesday, promising the death of Christians and the continued destruction of churches throughout Egypt," Dr. Monir Dawoud, president of the ICU/ACA, said.
Dawoud faults the security forces for encouraging violence by first "giving the green light to the mob," and then failing to control the resulting riots. "If the momentum of the riots is allowed to continue, the crowds will be impossible to contain," Dawoud said.
Over 5,000 Muslims demonstrated outside of the Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church last Friday to protest the production of a drama staged at the church two years ago. The protestors say the play blasphemes Islam. According to recent statements by the Coptic Church, however, the play does not defame Islam.
"Copts and other minorities in Egypt are continually subjected to physical and verbal harassment by extremist Muslim groups. Yet we do not destroy their houses of worship or call for bloodshed," said Amgad Zakhari, one of the youth leaders with the ICU/ACA.
In addition to the protests, the Egyptian newspaper, El Fagr, published threats made by Muslim radicals against the Coptic Pope Shenouda III. According to this report, Muslim radicals publicly announced their threats through mosques in the outskirts of the city of Alexandria and were calling for the death of the Pope in revenge for an alleged insult to Islam's prophet.
The ICU and the ACA are planning a demonstration in front of the UN next week to protest the persecution of Christians in Egypt.
Contact: Maria Sliwa, Freedom Now Communications, 973-272-2861, SliwaNews@gmail.com
Posted by Ted Belman at October 27, 2005 09:42 AM