The Lord says "Bless are those who are persecuted..." he does not ask us to go out and seek persecution which you seem to be suggesting. It is very easy to say what you are saying but it is a much different story when you are the person being system…
Of course it is different now, because we have actually have an opportunity to change things before our people were executed for speaking against the rulers. This is a new era for Copts, we have a chance now.
Also, by your logic, Copts living in th…
Father Peter, I find many of your posts absolutely disheartening.
Human rights do exist and are vital if not all Christians would've been killed years ago and there would none left. Copts have every right to fight for their rights and demand more; …
We do not trust Mubarak to leave. He has made such claims many times before; in fact, when he first took office he pledged he would only serve for one term. He has made no concessions whatsoever all he has done is reshuffle his gang of thugs. And ho…
I fully understand your concerns Fr. Peter but they are unfounded; Egypt is much different from any other Middle Easy country. There is a very strong sense of National Unity in Egypt and Coptic discrimination is usually systematic and comes from th…
So Father Peter what you're suggesting is that the Egyptian people stand back through dire poverty, hunger and frustration while the president and his party enriches and that the presidency becomes an inheritance? You know it's very easy for people …
What?!! What about all those ID cards apprehended? I have never thought a Christian man would condemn democracy. The protectors aren't asking for a lot, they just want a dictator they have never elected to leave so that they may elect a true leader.…
First of all, they will NEVER take over, I have complete confidence in my Egyptian people to elect a secular and fair government. I have never been more proud to be Egyptian in my whole life.
Second of all, of course they would take advantage of thi…
@SuperMAN
Proof that pro-Mubarak thugs are paid: http://observers.france24.com/content/20110204-i-was-paid-5000-pounds-wreak-havoc-cairo-protests-egypt-mubarak-baltgias
The Mubarak government has used resistance to democracy that is typical and pre…
Are you guys serious? This sounds like Egyptian State TV propaganda. How are you guys shocked about this? Mubarak should be executed for his crimes against the demonstrators and his 70 billion dollars he has stolen from the Egyptian should be stripp…
I am really saddened by this.
Who could our pope support this murderous dictator?
I feel as though this undermines the blood lost by our Egyptian brothers during these demonstrations. They have fought so hard and sacrificed their lives to hold the…
By the way, Arab Christians are completely different from us. When Islam rose in Arabia, many Arab tribes were Christian or Jewish, in fact it's thanks to them that Muhammed learned the concept of worshipping one single God. Most tribes later conver…
Hi unfortunately I believe many people here are misinformed. I personally consider it almost an insult to be called an Arab. We are Copts, the Arabs invaded our land and imposed their culture and language on us and even their religion on many. We ar…
I don't think it's that big of a deal, but I don't think it should be too much.
However, before we throw a stone at protestants here, what about priests in our own church who wear expensive crosses, watches and have the newest cellphones? Unfortunat…
Hi everyone
I'm new here and i was going through the topics and this one really struck me.
I understand the church needs money for maintenance and so on but I do not believe that we should be giving the poor second priority.
Jesus says:
"If you wan…