Egyptian Christians enthrone new pope
On Sunday Egyptian Christians enthroned their new patriarch, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. The service was several hours in length, and the daring are encouraged to view the video of the event below....
View ArticlePray for Egypt’s Christians
Egyptians will vote on a new constitution tomorrow. Newly enthroned Pope Tawadros II has so far sought to keep the church disentangled from politics, though he is encouraging his flock to “go and...
View ArticleIslamist constitution spells trouble for Egypt’s Christians
Egypt has approved a new, pro-Islamist constitution, and while Christians prepare to celebrate the Nativity of Christ they and other minorities foresee bleak and repressive days ahead. Voter turnout in...
View ArticleDespite dangers, Middle East Christians express hope
The position of Christians in the Middle East appears today more tenuous than ever. “[T]here is now a serious risk that Christianity will disappear from its biblical heartlands,” said Rupert Shortt in...
View ArticleEgyptian Christians seek unity amid strife
While Egyptian Christians face ongoing strife in their Muslim-majority nation, there are signs of encouragement as leaders of five different Christian groups begin meeting for the first time to forge a...
View ArticleEgypt intensifies crackdown on Christians, dissidents
A Christian schoolteacher in Egypt has been detained by authorities for allegedly insulting Islam and Muhammad. Demyana Emad is twenty-three and teaches social studies at the Sheik Sultan Primary...
View ArticleEgyptian Christians weather ‘climate of impunity’
Christians in Egypt suffer amid a “climate of impunity,” according to the U.S. State Department’s newly released International Religious Freedom Report. Despite word of positive developments —...
View ArticleGod can handle your anger–and your confusion, fear and doubt, too
An Egyptian court last week sentenced an author to five years in prison. His crime? Insulting religion. He penned a book entitled Where is God? which some Muslims deemed offensive. Egyptian law,...
View ArticleGod uses humble means
I’m reading Samuel Tadros’ new book Motherland Lost, a history of the church in Egypt. He starts at the beginning when the evangelist Mark showed up in Alexandria and tells a wonderful story about...
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