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I am all for unity but not as the result of subjugation. Panorama last night investigated the 'Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils' highlighting the disgraceful way Muslim women are treated by self-appointed judges outside the law. As hellish as that must be for the women involved, at least the protection of the law is available for them. Not so in Egypt. In an article "An Islamist Declaration of War Against Christianity" an account is given of the attack on St. Mark's Cathedral. Named after the author of the Gospel of the same name who brought Christianity to Egypt "some 600 years before Amr bin al-As brought Islam by the sword" is not simply “just another” Coptic church to be attacked and/or set aflame by a Muslim mob. Instead, it is considered "the most sacred building for millions of Christians around the world—above and beyond the many millions of Copts in and out of Egypt. As the only apostolic see in the entire continent of Africa, its significance and evangelizing mission extends to the whole continent, including nations such as Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria, to name just a few. As an apostolic see—the actual seat of an apostle of Christ—the cathedral further possesses historical significance for Christianity in general." There has been no outcry from the media similar to the hysteria surrounding any inferred even trivial act against Islam.
Put another way, "this jihadi attack on St. Mark Cathedral is no different for Copts than a jihadi attack on the Vatican would be for Catholics. Or, to maintain the analogy, but from the other side, it would be no different than a “crusader” attack on the Grand Mosque of Mecca for Muslims. While one can only imagine how the world’s Muslims would react to a “Christian/Western” assault on their most sacred of shrines, “post-Christian” Western leaders, as usual, stand idly by (not unlike Egyptian state security, which stood idly by as the Muslim mob opened fire on the cathedral)."
In Britain the UK head of an international Catholic charity has attacked a government report on human rights violations, saying it "glosses over" the growing problem of persecution against Christians (here). The great chasm between Christianity and Islam cannot be ignored. St George defended Christianity. So must we. Happy St George's Day!
Postscript
See "The Qu’ran is facing a blistering attack from contemporary scholarship" on the Christian Medical Comment blog here.
Postscript
See "The Qu’ran is facing a blistering attack from contemporary scholarship" on the Christian Medical Comment blog here.
You refer to the shocking way Muslim women can be treated by self appointed judges in Muslim courts, which, as you say, operate outside the law.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Ancient Briton, I need not remind you that the Church in Wales have courts which are also non judicial, conducted by judicial office holders (judges) sitting in a non judicial capacity.
Such ecclesiastical courts are known to have been held in any of Her Majesty's Court buildings, bearing the seal of the 'Royal Courts of Justice'. This, ( a criminal offence) is commonly known in law, as 'Impersonating a Court of Law' or the 'Crown'.
If Muslim courts operate outside our judicial system, it follows that the disestablished Church in Wales, using the false cloak of legitimacy, are therefore 'impersonators' of the law(The Crown v David Evans 2012)committing a crime.