Excuse me, but this is FreeRepublic where articles are posted and then the floor is opened for discussion, posting of additional corroborating information, etc.
If you don’t think it needs to be discussed, then by all means let’s have the moderator lock this thread. Then if anyone thinks this article is worthy of discussion, someone else will just start a new thread where we can hash out the merits of this fascinating Joseph Smith finding.
Yes, I agree. This is not a typical "devotional" when such claims as "Anciently, the fountain of Christian knowledge was Egypt..." are made. Certainly posters can continue to be respectful, but to make the claim that the "fountainhead" of Christianity and its knowledge is Egypt is way off base.
Certainly, what the article states--Some of the best early Christian records were found in Egypt, where they survived because of the climate--is true...as the Coptic Christian church in Egypt has done a good job in preserving artifacts.
By all means let the discussion continue. Unfortunately there’s not much substance I see to discuss. This article reads more like a PR release than a news story.
But please, continue.