“In Egypt there is no such crime as evangelism,” yes, but in all majority-Muslim countries, Sharia remains a cultural hangover, and in Sharia, proselytizing among Muslims is an offense punishable by death.
In the enlightened West, meanwhile, we do not arrest those who show “contempt for Islam,” or who oppose jihad terror. We just excoriate them as racist, bigoted “Islamophobes,” and shun them in all polite circles.
“Three Christians in Egypt Arrested for Allegedly Showing Contempt for Islam,” Morning Star News, July 16, 2015:
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Three Christians in Egypt have been accused of showing disdain or contempt for Islam after an evangelism outreach to Muslims over the weekend in the port city of Alexandria, sources said.
The three Christians were arrested on Saturday (July 11) after at least one was stopped for handing out small bags of dried dates and copies of the Sermon on the Mount, according to human rights activists. In addition to the dates, a snack Muslims commonly eat when breaking the Ramadan day-time fast, the bags contained a statement about God’s love and His omniscient nature.
“The Lord knows all that occurs, for He is the mighty knower,” the message read. “He can carry on His shoulders all that is oppressive and exhausting and bring comfort and joy, for He loves you very much.”
The bags also carried the name of an Arabic-language website about Jesus and the Christian faith.
The outreach offended a Muslim who forcibly detained one of the three Christians and took him to a police station, according to a church leader in Alexandria who knows those who were arrested. The Muslim man told the Christian that if police didn’t punish him severely enough, he would seek his own “justice” against him, the church leader said.
The arrests were illegal, said the church leader, who requested anonymity.
“They were just giving out dates during the iftar [fast-breaking evening meal] hour and little booklets with the Sermon on the Mount on them,” he said. “In Egypt there is no such crime as evangelism, and if we look at this as a blasphemy case, there was no blasphemy either. The boys did nothing insulting whatsoever.”…
Stephanie says
“contempt for Islam”
Why? Hmmm….
Jews_Christian_HATER#1 & mafia godfather, 9:30 “… may Allah DESTROY them” throught the hands of devout Muslims 8:17 “It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah … He might TEST the Believers”
mortimer says
Right you are, Stephanie. It’s a perfect case of psychological projection. CONTEMPT in Egypt flows in one direction downhill from the Islamofascists.
Cecilia Ellis says
“The outreach offended a Muslim who forcibly detained one of the three Christians and took him to a police station … ”
O, the provocation of “outreach” . . .
gravenimage says
Egypt: Three Christians arrested for showing “contempt for Islam”
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Not so long ago, even some here at Jihad Watch were exclaiming that Sisi would establish full equality for Christians.
I’m afraid we’ve seen too many stories like this by now to still believe that.
Egypt under Sisi is, no doubt, better now than it would be under the Muslim Brotherhood, but this is setting the bar pretty low.
More:
The Muslim man told the Christian that if police didn’t punish him severely enough, he would seek his own “justice” against him, the church leader said.
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This is mainstream Islam—if the state is not inflicting brutal enough Shari’ah, the vicious Ummah will take care of the punishment themselves.
So even if the Egyptian authorities don’t punish “blasphemy”, these poor Christians are still in danger.
EYESOPEN says
Spot-on perfect, Graven. No more to be said.
And don’t let “vog” give you a hard time. Many of us knew Sisi would not DARE to cross the MB and the salafists – at least not officially. Imprison? Yep. Execute? Perhaps. But any time he appeared to be acting “un-izlamic” – according to the ummah – he would suffer the same fate as those before him who dared to show mercy to the “filthy kuffar”.
ronyvo says
El Sisi is trying to change Islam. What that makes him? No one knows for sure, but he showed courage. He was elected president with overwhelming majority. in Egypt as on all Islamic countries one can not trust the voting system. However, in the case of Sisi the result was obvious. He played it cleverly, by asking the people to show approval of him by marching in the millions in the streets. And he got it.
Now, if we the Copts trust him? He is Muslim. He promised to repair and replace damaged churches during the one year of Morci (MB). So far, he did not.
My point is, we have to wait and see.
mortimer says
Handing out excerpts from the New Testament in Arabic would not be an overt request for a Muslim to leave Islam in itself. Reading the New Testament is obviously seen as a threat to Islamic belief…which it actually is…no Muslim can read the New Testament without discovering a spiritual dimension missing from Islam…the Golden Rule.
Since perception is everything, whatever the most fanatical Muslim wants is usually what happens with the help of a kangaroo court and a mob. Muslims expect lynchings to back up Sharia.
mortimer says
This story didn’t end, however, with a murderous mob killing of the boys. It makes one wonder if a change is filtering down from President al Sisi?
EYESOPEN says
“This story didn’t end, however, with a murderous mob killing of the boys. ”
YET.
Champ says
Contempt for islam? I can’t imagine why …
Gary says
“The boys did nothing insulting whatsoever.”
Perhaps what they did was offensive to the muslims…..
“The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,”
and, “a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.”
Wait?!! Muslims have an appointment with God?!!
They’ll stand before the living God, and give an account for their actions?!!!
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12
Wow! Muslims may want to rethink their…… “Religion of Peace”
““It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31
TruthWFree says
What faith in Christ! May God be with them. Pray for these people.
Jay Boo says
Islamic prayer at the local mosque is a Three Stooges Curly affair.
Don’t believe me???
Just Google a You Tube clip.
Muslim
Jay Boo says
Islamic prayer is a Three Stooges Curly dance.
— Don’t believe me???
Just Google a You Tube clip.
vladtepesblog says
In the UK people are arrested for showing contempt to islam all the time although they cleverly rename it as something like, ‘…threat to community cohesion’ meaning inciting a violent reaction from muslims. But if one googles well on subjects like ‘jailed for burning korans’ etc. you will find a long list of people who suffered real inside time for blasphemy against islam.
ronyvo says
I trust el Sisi of Egypt more than Obama. We, the Christians, are in more danger in the USA than in Egypt. We have a fanatic Muslim in the WH, who has the most powerful tools in his evil hands.