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30. Head of the Evangelical Church: the ruler should be obeyed because he is appointed by God

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
16
Article number: 
29
Article pages: 
4
Date of source: 
April 18, 2010
Author: 
Hānī Samīr
Reviewer: 
Katia Saqq&#257
Article summary: 
Rev. Safwat al-Bayyādī, head of the Evangelical Community Council in Egypt stated that the church never interferes in politics and that individuals are free to express their political preferences.
Article full text: 
Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī, head of the Evangelical Community Council in Egypt Community Council [Editor: the article mistakenly stated that he is the head of the Evangelical Church] stated that submitting to the ruler is a Biblical principle, provided that the ruler is not corrupt and doesn’t violate God’s commandments.
 
With regard to the Evangelical Church’s support in the coming presidential elections, al-Bayyādī stated that everybody is free to express their preferences; however, it is not of the church’s business to direct people to vote for a given person; for that is an unexpected interference in politics.
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Quality: 
The article contains no obvious errors...
Classification: 
Opinion
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