Egypt's Coptic Christians Defiantly Celebrated Orthodox Christmas Despite ISIS Threats

Meg Storm : Jan 9, 2018 Faithwire.com

"We, with the grace of God, are offering a message of peace and love from here, not just to Egyptians or to the region, but to the entire world." -Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

[Faithwire.com] Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on January 7, and Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt marked the holiday by defiantly holding mass at Christ's Nativity Cathedral outside Cairo and other churches throughout the predominantly Muslim country despite threats from the Islamic State. (Photo: Coptic Christians pray during Christmas Eve Mass at the Virgin Mary church, in Cairo, Egypt, late Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018/credit: AP/via Fox News)

Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a Muslim, joined worshipers for a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, as soldiers and heavily armed police patrolled nearby. As Fox News reported, Christian places of worship in Egypt are now equipped with metal detectors and congregants must undergo full body searches before entering.

In some cases, streets and surrounding areas were closed off to further ensure protection...

Continue reading here.

Click Here For More Information...

SHARE THIS ARTICLE

Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

'We're Restoring the Bible': PA Legislators Declare 'Day of the Bible' amid National Push

White House Faith Director Responds to President Trump's Comments About Making It to Heaven

Storybook for Kindergarteners Features Gay Roosters, Men Wearing Leather Harnesses

NBC News Terminates Nearly 150 DEI Editorial Staffers from the Newsroom

Influence of MAHA, Pro-Life Movement Evident in Trump's IVF Move

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Planned Shutdown Layoffs

Trump Speaks with Putin by Phone, Warns Him Again About US Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine

Bolton Lashes Out at Trump after Grand Jury Returns Damning 18-Count Indictment

For King & Country's Luke Smallbone Explains How Revival Can Touch Every Part of Your World

Comet Lemmon Might Be the Best Comet of 2025, and This Is the Month to See It

Faith Leaders Sound Alarm on Election Issue: 'Bellville Will Go Haywire With Pot Shops'

Sen John Fetterman Brings the Kennedy Center to Complete Silence With an Emotional Message

ICE Op: Two-Thirds of Nabbed Illegal Aliens' CDLs Were Issued by Two Sanctuary States

State Department Revokes Visas of Foreign Nationals Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Killing

'A Hard NO': Trump Administration Takes Action to Defend America from the UN's First Global Carbon Tax; Read Sec. Rubio's Statement

'The FBI Has Found and Located 5,400 Children!': Kash Patel Summarizes Major Successes from Crime Crackdown 'Operation Summer Heat'

Number of Young People Identifying as 'Non-Binary' Declines Sharply: Report

Christian Photographer Scores Major Victory in LGBTQ Battle

Practical Security Measure or Infringement on Free Speech?: New Pentagon Policy for Reporters Receives Major Backlash

MRC Warns Trump Admin: AI-Media Contracts Infusing Leftist Bias in AI, Report

Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:

Author:

Words Posted On:

Day	Month	Year

Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?

Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner

Aimee Herd, Editor

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com