source:
http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/index.php?name=3DNews&file=3Dartic=
le&sid=3D1959
Egypt is the most populous Arab nation in the world; however, not all
the people of Egypt are Arab? Because the indigenous people, the
Coptic=92s, are an entirely different ethnic group and how many Arabs
will have Coptic blood in them given forced conversions to Islam,
gradual conversion because of dhimmitude, and of course enormous
social pressures, is purely guesswork? So why are Coptic Christians
ignored and marginalized?
Sadly, it would appear that the entire Christian community in the
Middle East is marginalized and even worse, major democratic nations
do not seem to care or they are half-hearted when rebuking anti-
Christian attacks. However, the Coptic Christians are special for
several reasons. Firstly, Coptic Christians spread the Christian faith
via great monastic preachers and they have a direct link with early
Christianity. Secondly, their numbers make them special because you
have at least 8 million Coptic Christians in Egypt and this figure may
be even higher?
Given this, if they can not survive or if they are treated unequal,
then what hope for the other Christian communities in the Middle East?
So because of this fact alone the Coptic Christian community is
essential for Middle Eastern Christianity. But will Christians and
other nations champion their cause and work collectively with this
community or will Coptic=92s become more marginalized?
Again if we look at past history it doesn=92t look good. After all, when
Camp David was signed between America, Israel, and Egypt, all these
nations were happy, however, the same Anwar Sadat persecuted the
Christian community via anti-Christian laws. Therefore, just like the
Christian community in Iraq which doesn=92t count and which isn=92t
protected, it is clear that Western nations have different interests.
This fact alone should worry the Coptic Christian community because
America sup****ted the introduction of Sharia Islamic Law in Sudan in
1983, and they of course did the same in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The other non-Muslim stronghold in the Middle East were the Maronite
Christians of Lebanon alongside the other Christian communities of
this nation. However, during the First Gulf War the USA once more gave
the green light for Syria to crush Christian forces under General
Michel Aoun. So the same case always appears to be happening and this
applies to the Christians being expendable.
Therefore, the situation now looks bleak for the Christians of the
Middle East because they face dhimmitude, terrorism, persecution,
inequality via the legal system, a demographic time-bomb,
marginalization, and so much more. Also, history tells us that they do
not count and of course most Western governments are pro-Saudi Arabia
despite this nation not allowing one single Christian church. Given
this, the Christians of the Middle East must unite and they must gain
strength from somewhere in order to stop this onslaught.
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