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Sharia is making life difficult for Christians in the Egyptian secular state. "In Egypt, Religious Freedom or Shariah? Catholics Struggle With Conflicts in Law," from Zenit (thanks to DFS):
CAIRO, Egypt, SEPT. 27, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church says that the contradiction in the legal system embodied in the Egyptian Constitution makes life difficult for the faithful.Patriarch Antonios Naguib explained the difficulties of the Egyptian legal situation to the Germany-based group Aid to the Church in Need.
The patriarch said that on the one hand, the constitution guarantees freedom of religion and conscience while, on the other, it enforces Islam as the state religion and makes Shariah, Islamic law, the "fundamental source of the legal system."
A grave problem for the Church in Egypt, resulting from the unclear legal situation, is difficulty in obtaining permission to build churches, he said.
Patriarch Naguib expressed the hope that things might soon change, as there are some voices calling for the equality of all citizens.
Posted by Robert at September 30, 2007 3:32 AM
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Islam is the "state religion" in a state that says it honors "freedom of religion".
Islam: schizophrenia with a "God".
Where what they really need is lithium.
(If not thorazine.)
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at September 30, 2007 12:58 PM
Robert reported: ...The patriarch said that on the one hand, the constitution guarantees freedom of religion and conscience while, on the other, it enforces Islam as the state religion and makes Shariah, Islamic law, the "fundamental source of the legal system."
Robert, Christians need to remember that Islam talks with a forked tongue. Nothing Islam says about religious freedom can be believed. In the first place, "freedom" is not a part of their societal being; never has been, never will be.
at October 1, 2007 12:34 PM
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