[Conservative til I die]

The Coptic church is under perpetual persecution from Muslims. Thus any condemnation from church leaders should be considered as if it came from someone with a gun to their head, or more accurately , a knife to their throat.

Not that I am anyone's judge, but there's lots of stuff that Jesus said about being persecuted and standing for His name in the face of that persecution.

[D Rider]

Not that I am anyone's judge, but there's lots of stuff that Jesus said about being persecuted and standing for His name in the face of that persecution.

Agreed.