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Egypt’s cabinet legalises 141 unlicensed churches, Christian service buildings |
2022-01-13 |
[AlAhram] Egypt’s official gazette published on Wednesday a cabinet decree to legalise the status of 50 unlicensed churches and 91 Christian service buildings that had been operating without a permit. According to the information released in the decree, the churches and service buildings approved are mostly Egyptian Coptic Orthodox, with the minority being Protestant. Coptic Orthodox Christians make up around 90 percent of all Christians in the country. The newly legalised churches and service buildings are located in Cairo, Alexandria, Sharqiya, Daqahaliya, Menoufiya, Minya, Assiut, Qena, and Sohag. 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 Sherif Ismail, the prime minister at the time. Since its formation in 2017, the committee has legalised the status of over 2,000 churches and service buildings in the country. |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#3 Presidents Sisi’s government has been doing this for several years now. It doesn’t stop the local village governments from harassing local church congregations, but at least they’re legal now, which helps. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-13 12:58 |
#2 They live in a part of the world where there are many good reasons to be wary of religion. We live in a world where the newest religion of the Godless is COVIDianism, of which all should be skeptical, if not scared. So, brave? Yes they are. Hear the Good Word. |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-01-13 11:46 |
#1 Very welcome news. Welcome to religious freedom, Egyptians! It's wonderful! |
Posted by: Tom 2022-01-13 11:43 |