Egypt: Many killed in explosion at Coptic Christian church

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At least 15 people were killed by an explosion at a Coptic Christian church in northern Egypt during a service to celebrate Palm Sunday, state media reported.

An additional 40 others were wounded in the blast at St. George (Mar Girgis) Coptic church in Tanta, according to state-run al-Ahram newspaper.
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, and marks the start of Holy Week for Christians.

Copts face persecution and discrimination that has spiked since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak's regime in 2011. Dozens have been killed in sectarian clashes. In December, an attack at a Coptic church in Cairo killed 25 people.

Egypt: 15 killed in blast at Coptic Christian church - CNN.com
 

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At least 15 people were killed by an explosion at a Coptic Christian church in northern Egypt during a service to celebrate Palm Sunday, state media reported.

An additional 40 others were wounded in the blast at St. George (Mar Girgis) Coptic church in Tanta, according to state-run al-Ahram newspaper.
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, and marks the start of Holy Week for Christians.

Copts face persecution and discrimination that has spiked since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak's regime in 2011. Dozens have been killed in sectarian clashes. In December, an attack at a Coptic church in Cairo killed 25 people.

Egypt: 15 killed in blast at Coptic Christian church - CNN.com
Another Eastr, another church bombinb.

The Arab Spring3
 
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At least 15 people were killed by an explosion at a Coptic Christian church in northern Egypt during a service to celebrate Palm Sunday, state media reported.

An additional 40 others were wounded in the blast at St. George (Mar Girgis) Coptic church in Tanta, according to state-run al-Ahram newspaper.
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, and marks the start of Holy Week for Christians.

Copts face persecution and discrimination that has spiked since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak's regime in 2011. Dozens have been killed in sectarian clashes. In December, an attack at a Coptic church in Cairo killed 25 people.

Egypt: 15 killed in blast at Coptic Christian church - CNN.com

So worse than London and Stockholm combined. I had hoped that the departure of the Muslim Brotherhood would improve things.
 
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All Christians should get behind the Copts in their time of need and persecution.
This thread has been on one of the largest Christian messageboards for over 12 hours now, with about 4 responses.
 
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It is a sad reflection on all of us.

Do not be dishearten, I only woke up to the news this morning over here GMT+8.

I know when Christians get killed and persecuted it seems that no one is ever bothered. In fact it is almost the case in most reported news. But know that there are many Christians around the world who are aware. We may be silent for there is not may avenues to voice out (safely in some cases).

I left a prayer in the prayer wall section. All we can do now is help the best we can however we can.
 
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Very sad to hear. Thankfully a lower death toll than that of the several hundred (as many as 300) innocent civilians (including those at worship in a mosque) murdered in Mosul via Trump-ordered US-terrorist airstrikes a few weeks back.

Nice hijack.....

Syria is a mess and complete war zone, so death counts will be bigger and civilians caught in the cross fire are collateral damage, does not mean its right, but it happens.

Egypt is not currently in a state of war, somebody has decided to murder Christians, simply for being Christians, their not collateral, they were the intended target of some Islamists.

Stop comparing apples and oranges.

Also, why should not mourn the loss of our Christian brothers and sisters on a Christian forum? Does everything have to be turned into "Muslims are the real victims"?

its like a black men being lynched by racists in 1944 in the American deep south and when the black community complains somebody says "Hey, that is terrible, but thankfully black guys getting lynched is a lower death count compared to the Innocent German civilians dying at the hands of American B-17 and B-24 bombers, which the African American Red tail fighter squadron escort"
 
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Very sad to hear. Thankfully a lower death toll than that of the several hundred (as many as 300) innocent civilians (including those at worship in a mosque) murdered in Mosul via Trump-ordered US-terrorist airstrikes a few weeks back.

There is nothing thankful about it. Not one bit. People dying due to war, terror and violence is never never and I repeat again NEVER a good thing.

Humans are not numbers you plot into statistics and make comparisons with. Just because one group of people have lower casualties than another doesn't diminished their importance nor the abhorrent acts that killed them.

And stop bringing your politics into this. If you dislike your president its your prerogative. Not everyone here is American. You added no new insight nor shared your compassion to the departed besides the 4 words in your beginning.
 
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There is nothing thankful about it. Not one bit. People dying due to war, terror and violence is never never and I repeat again NEVER a good thing.

Humans are not numbers you plot into statistics and make comparisons with. Just because one group of people have lower casualties than another doesn't diminished their importance nor the abhorrent acts that killed them.

And stop bringing your politics into this. If you dislike your president its your prerogative. Not everyone here is American. You added no new insight nor shared your compassion to the departed besides the 4 words in your beginning.
So you are not thankful these attacks did not kill several hundred people? Hm. No one but you said anything about diminishing anytging. I don't care who here is American or not. If you don't like my post, tough toodles bud.
 
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This thread has been on one of the largest Christian messageboards for over 12 hours now, with about 4 responses.
Or there's just to many tragedies. That people are turning numb to them. Or just can't get to everyone, And post.
 
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Out of love and respect, I've been giving these Christians a moment of silence. I just don't have words for these kinds of atrocities... i mean, these are a peaceful people being murdered for nothing.

...And people wonder what happened to the Zoroastrians, who have been nearly killed to extinction. It's a pattern.
 
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