Coptic Christian homes set on fire over rumored church construction in Egypt

[Michie]

Three days after Coptic Christians in southern Minya governorate were attacked over “rumors” of plans for a new church, Muslim extremists upset over a permit to construct a church building on Friday attacked Copts in another village.

Muslim extremists attacked Coptic Christians in the village of Al-Kom Al-Ahmar on April 26 after learning that an Evangelical church had obtained a permit to construct a church building, according to advocacy group Copts United.

“The security forces moved to the village, and the situation was brought under control and a number of the perpetrators were being arrested,” the group reported. “One of the village’s Copts said that the Evangelical church in the village obtained an official building permit, which angered a number of extremists.”

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Coptic Christian homes set on fire over rumored church construction in Egypt

Angry residents beat Coptic Christians and torched their homes last Tuesday in Egypt s southern Minya governorate over rumors that a church building was to be constructed there

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[RileyG]

Lord, have mercy on the Coptic people

 

[dzheremi]

Violent tantrums are a depressingly common reaction to rumors of church construction, and even to rumors of the use of a building or room as a church 'unofficially' when Copts are disallowed building permits. So either way the Copts are treated with this kind of response. They quite literally cannot win other than by simply renouncing Christianity, which is of course the point. Yet most don't do that, and instead these kinds of attacks tend to strengthen their resolve. Go figure. Maybe someday the extremist Muslims will realize this, but I wouldn't hold my breath. They've had since the 640s AD.