Coptic Protest in Seattle

On January 6th 2010, seven of our brothers were brutally massacred at the church of the Virgin Mary in Nag Hamadi in Egypt while leaving Christmas Eve mass. Three cars armed with automatic rifles drove by and opened fire targeting Christians as they came out. Bishop Kyrellos having received threats prior to the mass is believed to have been the main target for his criticism against the recent conflict between Muslims and Christians in Farshout. The age of the seven martyrs ranged from 17 to 25 years old. While the Egyptian government turns a blind eye to the violence committed against Egypt's biggest minority, we believe that the US will step in and pressure Egypt to protect the basic rights of its citizens. This is not the first attack on Egypt's minority Christians by Muslim extremists and it certainly won't be the last unless we put pressure on both the Egyptian as well as the American government to put a stop to the shameful and despicable atrocities committed in the name of Islam against Christians. In response to these unfortunate attacks and the events of the past, the Copts of the Seattle area decided to hold a peaceful protest.

Please use this form to submit a letter of concern to the President to speak up about sectarian violence in Egypt. It literally takes 2 minutes of your time; the letter was written by a member of the Church and is already pasted in order for us all to be consistent: http://capwiz.com/copticassembly/utr/2/?a=14549671&i=88129792&c=

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