Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Copts mourn their dead

(MSNBC) - Egyptian Copts carry the coffins of victims of deadly clashes, during a funeral at Abassaiya on the road to Cathedral in Cairo on Oct. 11, a day after 24 people, mostly Christians, died in clashes with Egyptian security forces.

Posted by Byzantine, TX

4 comments:

  1. MimiOctober 12, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Memory Eternal.

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  2. PaulOctober 12, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I'm unclear about these conflicts. Are the Christians there holding services and being martyred? Or are they protesting and engaging in violent demonstrations?

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  3. Byzantine, TXOctober 12, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Protesting church closures, mistreatment, etc. Also being targeted for violence.

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  4. George PatsourakosOctober 12, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Christians have suffered persecution in Egypt for the past several years, and even more so since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak as Egypt's president last February.

    I just wrote a commentary on this very topic on my Theology and Society blog today titled "Commentary: Egypt's Policy to Allow Muslims to Destroy Churches, Kill Christians Must End."

    Byztex readers can read this commentary by visiting http://theologyandsociety.blogspot.com.

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