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Egypt legalises 82 unlicensed churches; total reaches 1,882 churches since 2017
2021-04-13
While assuredly not ideal, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the best ruler Egypt has had in a long time.
[AlAhram] The committee to legalise the status of unlicensed churches was established in 2017 by the prime minister

A cabinet committee tasked with legalising the status of unlicensed Christian places of worship approved on Monday the legalisation of 82 churches and service buildings that had been operating without a permit, the cabinet said in a statement.

This brings the total number of Christian places of worship and service buildings that have been granted legal status so far to 1,882, Cabinet Spokesman Nader Saad said.

In 2016, Egypt’s parliament approved a long-awaited law regulating the building and renovation of churches.

The committee to legalise the status of unlicensed churches was established in 2017 by the prime minister.

The 10-member committee comprises one Christian representative, six government officials from several ministries, and representatives from the national security apparatus, the intelligence apparatus, and the administrative control body.
Related:
Unlicensed Christian: 2020-12-30 Egypt legalises 62 unlicensed churches; total reaches 1,800 churches since 2017
Unlicensed Christian: 2020-05-21 Egypt licenses more churches, total number reaches 1,638: Cabinet
Unlicensed Christian: 2020-02-12 Egypt govt has legalised 1,500 unlicensed churches since 2017: Cabinet
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Now if the Egyptians can protect them from getting blown up or parishioners getting shot up, that would help.
Posted by: Clem   2021-04-13 13:14  

#3  ^ Expect the same policies from nominal Catholic Joe who is also a sock puppet. We're not entirely certain whose hand is up the puppet's butt. It could be ValJar.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-04-13 13:08  

#2  Don't forget that ValJar's sock puppet, Soetoro, wanted the Muslim Brotherhood to rule instead of Gen. Sisi
Posted by: Tyranysaurus Black2801   2021-04-13 11:17  

#1  Extremely encouraging news.
Thanks for posting this!
Posted by: Tom   2021-04-13 11:11  

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