Coptic Solidarity Another tragic story surrounding a Christian household has just surfaced from Egypt. Four years ago, a Coptic priest heard cries emanating from inside his empty church. He located its source, only to discover a newborn baby boy, apparently abandoned by a mother who bore him out of wedlock. The priest entrusted the newborn babe to a childless, pious, … [Read more...]
Eleven Coptic Churches “Catch Fire” Over Two Weeks in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity Once again, only the proverbial tip of the iceberg of persecution Christians experience throughout the Muslim world reaches the West: on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, U.S. media outlets reported that a Coptic church “caught fire,” leading to 41 Christian deaths, many of them children. The official explanation remains that “faulty electric wiring” was … [Read more...]
Are Christians Being Persecuted in America?
A new study by Lifeway Research found that more than half (54%) of the 1,005 Americans surveyed believe that religious freedom is eroding in the United States. Even more, 59%, said that the treatment of Christians and intolerance for their beliefs is getting worse. What does one make of these statistics? Relevant Magazine—a Christian publication the tagline of which is “God, … [Read more...]
Father Blinds Daughter So She Can “Stop Seeing Churches Forever”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2022
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of June, 2022: The Muslim Slaughter of Christians Nigeria: On Pentecost Sunday, June 5, terrorists stormed the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo, and massacred about 50 Christians who were otherwise peacefully worshipping their God. Videos, according to one report, … [Read more...]
More Churches Burned and Christians Killed in Egypt — and the Government Is to Blame
Coptic Solidarity Yet another Coptic Christian church has been set aflame; and yet more Christians have been killed in Egypt. On Sunday, August 14, 2022, the Church of Abu Seifein—named after Saint Mercurius of Caesarea, revered by the Copts—caught fire as it was packed with over two hundred worshippers celebrating morning mass. At least 41 Christians—18 of whom were … [Read more...]