Coptic Christians are a small minority in Egypt, and have always been vulnerable to the whims of the country’s rulers and the mobs of the “Muslim street”. In recent years the persecution of the Copts has grown more intense, with reports of murder, arson, looting, and forced conversions becoming more common.
I want you to have a look at a post from the Gates of Vienna blog on the Christmas Eve massacre of Egyptian Christian Copts, who were machine gunned down last night.
You will have to forgive me, but I have already posted about this here and here and simply don’t have the stomach to post again, as this whole incident has filled me with a terrible sick feeling in my stomach:-
Ethnic Cleansing of Christians in Upper Egypt
Tags: Christian Persecution, News