Posted on 02/15/2018 3:24:37 PM PST by Texas Fossil
Today will see the inauguration of an Egyptian church dedicated to the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS on the Libyan coast in 2015.
February 15, 2018 marks the third anniversary of the martyrdom of 20 Egyptian Coptic Christians and one Ghanaian believer, graphic footage of which was broadcast online. The church dedicated to their memory has been built in al-Our, near Samalut in Egypt's Minya province, the home of 13 of the Libyan martyrs, according to Independent Catholic News.
Relatives of those killed are expected to attend today's inauguration service and eventually the remains of the deceased are expected to buried together at the site.
The church at al-Our, dedicated to the 2015 martyrs.
The targeted Christians – declared to be 'martyred saints' by Coptic Pope Tawadros II – were kidnapped in January 2015, with footage of their beheading shown a month later in a video titled: 'A message signed with blood to the nation of the cross'. Permission for the vast new church at al-Our, to honour the dead, was granted by Egyptian president Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi.
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No, Egypt is not free of persecution of Christians. But it does not come from the leadership of the nation.
>More at the link.
IT’S NICE TO BE HONORED. Lotta good it will do.
Islam is a war plan.
In some isolated places there have been periods of moderation. But always under subjection.
Problem comes when times are bad or bad rulers arrive, the seed of the genocide and massacres is cooked into their book.
There is no time when Christians are accepted as full equals.
Now, Egypt? Over time, huge spans of time they have seen a lot. They were a great civilization before Islam existed. Long Long before.
It may be as stated in the article that 10% of Egyptians are Christian. That is pretty high for a predominantly Muslim nation in the Middle East.
They have had leaders who tried to seek peace and understanding. Sadat certainly did, and the Muslim Brotherhood killed him.
Hate consumes. It destroys people and nations.
Yes.
Religion spread by conquest.
Ping!
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