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Old 05-14-2011, 08:28 AM
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Default a christian in egypt

wow. boy am i glad i don't live in egypt!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43031751...deastn_africa/


but read to the end....perhaps a good ending from a bad beginning...

'And the military and transitional civilian government moved to address some of the policies that Christians say relegate them to second-class status in Egypt. Among them are restrictions on where Christians can build churches, in place even though they make up an estimated 10 percent of Egypt's population of 80 million. Most of them are Copts.

On Wednesday, the government formed a National Justice Committee that has 30 days to draw up a law for the building of places of worship with the same rules for Muslims and Christians. The committee will also look into reopening nearly 50 churches shut down under Mubarak's rule for reasons seen by Christians as discriminatory.

The government also promised a law banning sectarian incitement and protests in front of mosques or churches and the committee will look into handling all issues relating to conversions.

Christian activist-lawyer Amir Ramzy called the moves "a happy surprise" for Christians.

"These demands have been there forever and no government felt the urge to meet them. In 30 days, we will have what we have been asking for for 30 years," he said. "These were the seeds of sectarian tensions and this is the right way to uproot them."'
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