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Mother Dies Sheltering Children from Terrorists Who Attacked a Church
Persecution - International Christian Concern ^ | January 1, 2018 | Claire Evans

Posted on 01/01/2018 3:57:22 PM PST by ebb tide

ICC Note:

One of the women who was killed during last week’s brutal terrorist attack against a church in Helwan died protecting her two daughters, aged 11 and 7. According to her daughters, their mother pushed her children to the ground and sheltered them from the bullets of one of the terrorists. The attack on the church occurred a little over a week before the Coptic Orthodox Christmas, which will take place on January 7th. Tensions are high as Christians throughout Egypt prepare for celebrations with the knowledge that terrorists will likely continue to target their churches during this time.

1/01/18 Egypt (Egypt Today) –  Nermin Sadik, 32, the brave Coptic mother who gave up her life to save her daughters from the heinous terrorist attack that hit the Martyr Mina Helwan Church, drawing a vivid example of real mothers’ sacrifices.

Accompanying her daughters to their religious lessons in the church, Sadik was shocked when she saw a terrorist holding a gun, so she quickly pushed her daughters, Nesma, 11, and Karin, 7, away and fell to the ground.

"After falling, the terrorist looked angrily at a necklace on my mother’s neck and then took out a weapon and fired several bullets at us. One of them hit my mother,” Sadik’s elder daughter, Nesma, said to El-Masry El-Youm.

Nesma also said that the terrorist tried to kill her and her younger sister but Sadik, on her last breathes, held them between her arms to protect them from flying bullets.

Sadik works as a nurse; her job is to save and help the sick people. “She was affectionate for everyone and she liked to help without charge,” Sadik’s husband said.

The church attack took place on Friday morning when two armed men used firearms to target dozens of Christian worshippers attending a religious service, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior.

According to the statement, attackers opened fire at a household appliances shop, then headed to the church, where they attempted to trespass the church's perimeter security.

"The security forces were able to capture one of the attackers after shooting him, and managed to defuse an explosive belt that was fastened around the militant's chest, while the other one fled the scene," the ministry said.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Orthodox Christian
KEYWORDS: catholic; copt; coptic; copts; egypt; fbi; helwan; iran; islam; islamic; jamescomey; muslim; muslims; nerminsadik; orthodox; peterstrzok; robertmueller; terrorists

1 posted on 01/01/2018 3:57:22 PM PST by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

So Christian mothers protect their children with their lives, and Muslim mothers strap bombs to them. Am I missing anything?


2 posted on 01/01/2018 4:08:04 PM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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"... they attempted to trespass the church's perimeter security." "The security forces were able to capture one of the attackers after shooting him, and managed to defuse an explosive belt that was fastened around the militant's chest, while the other one fled the scene" She was undeniably heroic, and I think that ANYBODY who attends a Church that requires armed guards is heroic, as well! I have not been forced to make that choice in America, and I pity those Egyptians...
3 posted on 01/01/2018 4:17:29 PM PST by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, misBenLurkin wrote: erere me peccatorem!)
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To: ebb tide

Bookmark


4 posted on 01/01/2018 4:28:39 PM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Spok

No, you nailed it.
Pretty stark difference isn’t it.
That is all anyone needs to know about the differences between Christians and mohammedans.


5 posted on 01/01/2018 4:37:00 PM PST by oldvirginian (Happy New Year my Deplorable Friends. May President Trump continue to make liberal heads explode!)
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To: ebb tide

RIP.


6 posted on 01/01/2018 5:06:31 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: ebb tide

And we have churches all across America closing their doors.


7 posted on 01/01/2018 5:10:03 PM PST by Maudeen (http://www.thereishopeinJesus.com/)
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To: ebb tide

May God bless her and her family as they mourn her death.


8 posted on 01/01/2018 8:30:25 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: ebb tide

http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/38958/Coptic-mother-sacrifices-her-life-to-save-2-daughters

Coptic == Could have been a Catholic Church


9 posted on 01/01/2018 8:33:41 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Spok
So Christian mothers protect their children with their lives, and Muslim mothers strap bombs to them. Am I missing anything?

Nope.

You've described the difference between Christianity and islam perfectly.

10 posted on 01/01/2018 11:46:00 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: ebb tide

Doing exactly what a parent should be doing.

One of the favorite parts of Patriot Games is when Ryan explained this to the Prince.

If my children die, it will only be after the rounds have went through me.


11 posted on 01/02/2018 4:39:06 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks ebb tide.

12 posted on 01/03/2018 9:05:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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