Posted on 06/10/2010 2:48:55 PM PDT by george76
Left for dead, Christians offer to drop charges if allowed to construct church building.
Rasha Samir was sure her husband, Ephraim Shehata, was dead.
He was covered with blood, had two bullets inside him and was lying facedown in the dust of a dirt road. Samir was lying on top of him doing her best to shelter him from the onslaught of approaching gunmen.
With arms outstretched, the men surrounded Samir and Shehata and pumped off round after round at the couple. Seconds before, Samir could hear her husband mumbling Bible verses...
Finally, the gunfire stopped and one of the men spoke. “Let’s go. They’re dead.”
The attack was meant to “break the hearts of the Christians” ...
Despite this trauma, being left with debilitating injuries, more than 85,000 Egyptian pounds (US$14,855) in medical bills and possible long-term unemployment, Shehata is willing to drop all criminal charges against his attackers – and avoid what could be a very embarrassing trial for the nation – if the government will stop blocking Shehata from constructing a church building.
The proposal isn’t without possibilities. His trial has the potential of being internationally embarrassing. It raises questions about fairness in Egyptian society during an upcoming presidential election that will be watched by the world.
Regardless of what happens, Shehata said all he wants is peace and for the rights of Christians to be respected. He said that in Egypt, Christians have less value than the “birds of the air” mentioned in the Bible. According to Luke 12:6, five sparrows sold for two pennies in ancient times.
“We are not to be killed like birds, slaughtered,” he said. “We are human.”
(Excerpt) Read more at compassdirect.org ...
“The Crusades II” coming to a theatre near you....
Gee, I wonder what group could have shot a peaceful Christian looking to build a church in Egypt?
Deus vult!
That guy truly did survive by the grace of God.
My God, my God.
Its well worth reading the whole article. I couldn’t get through it without tears, maybe you can.
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Egypt borders Israel, so Jews aren’t too far away.
I’ll email Helen Thomas, she’ll know.
How horrific. Prayers for this persecuted and maimed couple.
Prayers for the truly persecuted.
God Bless them and strengthen them.
Religion of Peace alert.
Thank you Clinton Fatigued for the ping.
You’re welcome. It’s hard to find Islam threads that are cheerful.
I don’t look for Muslim/Islam threads.
I do look for current events/terrorism/wot threads.
Most of the terrorists are jihadis and jihadis are Muslim.
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