Copts Forced Out of Their Church - Police of no Help

Hat tip to Jihad Watch.


http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/06/egypt-muslims-force-christians-out-of-church-during-prayer-police-advise-priest-to-comply.html

http://www.mcndirect.com/showsubject.aspx?id=35132 (To view the complete article you must register)

....and the press sang the praises of the Arab Spring and assured us that our concerns were unfounded-

Now that the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate has won the Egyptian Presidency, tolerant Islamic Supremacists have moved on from attacking individual Copts to bigger and better things.

"Copts in the village of Basra, Amiriya, Alexandria, Egypt, expressed resentment and fears as they are subjected to attacks and discrimination against their freedom of worship in light of the arrival of the Muslim Brotherhood to power. Signs of a new crisis took place last Friday when Muslims of the village gathered around the church of St. Wannas during the Divine Liturgy, headed by the church’s priest Father Sawirus, demanding the expulsion of Coptic visitors to the church before the end of the prayer, and threatened to burn the church if their demands were not carried out."*

*Like the witch scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail 

"And what do you burn apart from witches?" - Answer of the mob, "More Witches!"

Since pilgrimages are an important feature in worship for Middle and Near Eastern Christians, these also had to be prohibited.

"They also wanted to prevent any journeys coming to the village church, since visitors usually visit the church on their way to visit St. Mina Monastery in King Mariot, near Alexandria."

The police were a big help, though.

"The church’s priest did not find a way but to respond to their demands after calling the Amiriya Police Station for help, especially as the police told him to “settle the problem and do not allow buses to come to the church again”. Accordingly, the priest asked the Coptic visitors to leave before the end of the liturgy. As the worshipers were on their way to get on the buses, some Muslims threw stones at them while the buses were about to leave the village."

... and just to make sure that the Coptic Priest understood that this was no isolated incident but that this is the way it is going to be-

"Following the departure of the visitors, a delegation of Salafists and militants headed to the priest and ordered him not to receive more visits to the church, or else they will demolish the church. Copts had nothing to do in the light of the current situation of the country but to comply with restrictions on their freedom, one of the village’s Copts said. He expressed his fear of the rule of Muslim Brotherhood, which will impose more restrictions on their freedom to practice their rituals as much as the Brotherhood dominates state institutions."

Note that this occurred in the region of Alexandria, a city founded by Alexander the Great. It is a sad irony that he was known to be a protector of religions. A city once known for its learning has long been yet another example of Islamic stagnation and intolerance. 

I personally hold that many Muslims know all too well that their system cannot win doctrinal of historical arguments when it is contrasted against Christianity and Judaism. Since leaving Islam incurs the loss of family, friends, employment, and (Under Islamic law), death, it is easier to just suppress the latter two religions.

It is only going to get worse unless the Christians of the free world come together.