My original intention was to focus on what unites us with Coptic Christians in theology. By extension I was going to move into the two branches of Orthodox faith. But this week I saw some things on what they go through because of our shared faith. So I did my post yesterday on that general topic.
The deep talk of theology should take a backseat to this:
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Here in America, we a closing Churches because no one is going or because of a shortage of priests. There, they are being attacked and hurt because they are trying to build a church.
Here is a Link to the BBC overview of Christians of the Middle East.
Everyone knows that Christians are oppressed in the Middle East. It is not new. It is not shocking. But it should be shocking. It should be treated like the problem it is. However, since it is so common, it slides right by us.
Martin Luther King said, "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
2 comments:
Thank you very much for your kindness. I will continue to draw attention to the horrible conditions the Copt's suffer. My Coptic brothers and
sisters will always be in my prayers.
Dear brothers..
i was so Glad to know that there are christian brothers (and i use the word christians..not Orthodox or catholics or both)sharing us our troubles and suffering as an Egypian residents , far away from politics and compliments ...it is about the brotherhood it is about the unity of Jesus Christ Body it is about THE REAL unity of the Holly Church.
And i do believe that sharing this love is strongest start ever.
may be copts sufferd the most from the Arabic Islamic invasion...but they are not the only pepole that sufferd for 1400 years..there are our brothers in Syria and lebanon Jordan and many other chistian pepole tortured and exiled and murdered for thier holly believe in jesus christ..and it starts from saudi arabia itself ..it is well known that there were many christians and jews living in that area but mohamed wars againest them vanished them all .
so Egypt is not the only victim , christianity is not the only victim even China was attacked by the Islamic armies!!!!!!!!!!
SO i see that the humanity at all is the greatest victim ..and that where we should all start.
and i like to aware you as American residents have a great responability( me my self and many others consider you our back up )..you have the chance to live in the free world so resist to keep it free..there are many kinds of invasion that Moslems try to invade your world with , so awrae the others too.!!
and as we copts have the responsibility to resist here in Egypt (and we exprienced the glory of God many times in our life)
you have the responsibilty -from your place - to let the whole world know about us as copts and about all humanity suffering from the the islamic regime .
Thats how the body works every organ and every limb has its role so do yours which is supporting us snd awaring the whole world from the Islamic systems and we do ours ..we here in Egypt keep the holly places that the holly family visited and other saints clean and safe from thier practices ,keep praying and gaurding our monasteries and churchs and we shed blood and tears for this.
thank you DavidNic for giving me this chance to express my self and my pepole.God bless you
your brorher Mina el kmose Metry
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