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Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
For the first time in Egypt, the Synod of the Presbyterian
Church ordains a female presbyter. While figures from the Evangelical Church approve the ordination, Father Basīt of
the Coptic Orthodox Church says that women in the Orthodox Church perform the same function but without the official...
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author reviews a recent article published in al-Dustūr regarding Muslim and Christian houses of worship. A poll was conducted to see how many Muslim worshipers had entered churches, and how many Christian worshipers had entered mosques. It highlighted their impressions of the respective places...
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad fiercely attacked Marqus ‘Azīz, ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Basīṭ, and Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl, accusing them of inciting sectarian sedition.
Date of source: Monday, June 4, 2007
In an official declaration, Bishop Bīshūy denies having accused believers in the deity of Jesus Christ of being polytheists. He also denied attributing other people’s arguments to him.
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2007
Father ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Basīṭ, priest of the Virgin Mary Church in Musturud in Cairo, has accused the laymen who called for four Gospels to be re-written, of being like homosexuals in the West.
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2007
In an interview with Rose al-Yūsuf, Nabīl Munīr, attorney and member of the laymen’s conference], said that re-writing the Bible is not a heresy and does not oppose the church or the Holy Bible.
Date of source: Friday, May 11, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference was sequenced by a great uproar mainly caused by inaccurate media reporting. The laymen held what they called “a clarifying press conference” in which they tried to clarify the debatable issues reported by the press.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
The angry reaction of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the laymen’s conference made those announce their intention to file claims against two priests. While the laymen of the conference accused the church of corruption and tyranny, the latter accused them of apostasy, homosexuality, and compliance...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Rumors spread about the Coptic Orthodox Church’s intention to prepare statistics about the number of Copts in Egypt. While clergymen denied the news, they asserted that the official declared number of Copts was wrong and inaccurate.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has rejected requests of 45 Christians who temporarily converted to Islam and asked to return to Christianity. The court considered this a manipulation of both religions, differentiating between their cases and the religious freedom that is provided by the law and...
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