Coptic Christian protest urges White House action against Islamic State

UK Daily Mail ^ | February 24, 2015 | Pamela Constable

[C19fan]

Hanna Asaad, a network engineer in Fairfax, Va., grew up in the village of Aloor in southern Egypt. He was able to immigrate to the United States several years ago, but his best friend and cousin, Samuel Alham, sought work as a laborer in nearby Libya, like many other Coptic Christians in the impoverished region.

Shortly after Christmas, Alham and 20 of his fellow Coptic laborers were kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Libya. In mid-February, they were marched to a Mediterranean beach in handcuffs and orange prison jumpsuits. Then they were beheaded with knives as a video camera recorded the gruesome scene.

On Tuesday, Asaad, 29, joined 20 protesters who donned orange jumpsuits and stood outside the White House, then knelt with their hands behind their backs. Behind them, other demonstrators held up photographs of the real victims and the blood-red waves where their headless corpses were thrown.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Our country could immediately allow Copts to come to this country as refugees instead of bringing in tens of thousands of filthy muslims every year.

________________________________________

I’m not talking about letting Copts in.

I’m talking about how to rescue those who are captured by ISIS.

[Kolokotronis]

"I wondered how many Christians attended a church where their murders were not even mentioned?"

Our parish chanted special prayers for the dead Copt martyrs after the Liturgy last Sunday. Orthodox Christians across the world did the same. At the close of the Liturgy our priest gave a real stem winder of a sermon about the dangers to this country and all Christians of resurgent Mohammedanism. When he was done, the entire congregation applauded. Remember, however, that we are people whose families suffered (and suffer to this day) for centuries under the heel of Mohammedanism.

[yellowdoghunter]

Thanks for sharing.

It is just barbaric what is going on but I know God is in control and Jesus still reigns!