New Egyptian Government Tested as Violence Erupts in Dahshur

8/7/2012

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a delegation of priests to meet with the President, but he did not meet with the delegation.

Instead, he sent his official spokesman, Dr. Yasir Ali, who told the delegation that ". . . the [P]resident is closely following recent events in Dahshur. He has deployed the appropriate resources to execute justice and to apply the law regardless of religion. He reaffirmed his commitment to guard the rights of Egyptian citizens and to maintain a civil relationship between Muslims and Christians in Egypt."

However, Dr. Naguib Gabriel, the head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, said that the Copts have been systematically persecuted since Mursi became president. He also said "that in the last ten days of the Muslim Ramadan fast, twelve incidents took place against the Copts, including the arrest of the six Copts in Dahshur, while no Muslim was arrested."

It would appear that the Copts are being lied to by their leaders, but only time will tell for sure. In the meantime, let us pray that President Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood rise above their intolerant, radical past and become true democratic leaders and that justice and peace will flourish in Egypt. Let us also pray for all those who were victimized in Dahshur, especially young Moaz and Samy, and for those brave and good Muslims who helped their Coptic neighbors.

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Michael Terheyden was born into a Catholic family, but that is not why he is a Catholic. He is a Catholic because he believes that truth is real, that it is beautiful and good, and that the fullness of truth is in the Catholic Church. However, he knows that God's grace operating throughout his life is the main reason he is a Catholic. He is greatly blessed to share his faith and his life with his beautiful wife, Dorothy. They have four grown children and three grandchildren.

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Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.

Keywords: Copts, Christian, persecution, Dahshur, Egypt, President Mursi, Michael Terheyden

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Jorge
9 months ago
Time and time again the genocide and ethnic cleansing of all non-christians continues in the muslim block and obama supports this..what kind of a sick twisted "christian" is he? a guy who is funding the mass-murderers and oppressors of copts in egypt and other christians elsewere, from sudan to nigeria, from pakistan to syria and lybia, from ethiopia to somalia,the list of genocidal jihadist incidents is endless.
Morsi is obviously a crooked double-faced liar, a proud jihadist as all muslim brotherhood members believe and practice ths islamic institution of taqyya, kitman and creative lying, all deceptive tactics to enslave, oppress and wipe out christianity altogether.
Another example of this genocide is the kidnapping of christians girls in egypt, pakistan, nigeria..to force them to convert to islam, and the subsequent death threats that are issued against their christian families when they try to get their daughters back. all of this was and is supported by the currupt police and judicial islamic system..the idea behind it is always the same-convert non-muslims at all cost.be ruthless, inhuman, intolerant, violent, barbaric..in other words be a good jihadist mass-murderer and criminal.All that islam has to offer is a never ending tide of war, violence, backwardness, deception and lies! That's why islam rules one fifht of mankind..with and iron fist.It was always like this and it will keep being like this in the near future.we have to stop islam on its tracks at all cost.
Wulfrano Ruiz Sainz
9 months ago
I keep telling you Muslims are devil-possessed.
sally wilton
9 months ago
Whilst the endless persecution of christians in Egypt is indeed despicable the situation will never be resolved until the time when people stop identifying themselves by religious affiliation in Egypt. the ID should have the field for religion removed, at present the law states that the religion must be that of the father - so much for it being a belief!!!! and it would help if christians stopped tattooing their children too. Religion should be a belief and not a tribal association which in Egypt it certainly is.
Fritz Krig
9 months ago
really... are we surprised that Islam would do this to Christians...??? it just fills me with shame remembering the way we Catholics treated the Jews.

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