Like too many others, there is lingering anti-Semitism in the Coptic Church as well…regardless of poltical considerations which also complicate matters.<\/p>\n
Persecuted and murdered in their native country by Arab Muslims, they have largely had to consent to a forced Arabization to survive over the centuries. <\/p>\n
Many Copts have fled to Western lands. Once there, they often are more willing to confront these problems and deal honestly with them.<\/p>\n
The Copts have been among those who, on their own, have found my material and spread it all around the world.<\/p>\n
Please see the recent exchange of correspondence below which began as a result of recent anti-Semitic statements which came out of the leader of the Copts in Egypt.<\/p>\n
Start from the bottom and work your way up:<\/p>\n
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From: Gerald A. Honigman <\/p>\n
To: freedom@copts4freedom.com<\/a> <\/p>\n Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 5:01 PM<\/p>\n Subject: Re: Thanks for using my article, Let’s Create Another M.E. State, a while back…<\/p>\n Dear Mr. Iscander…<\/p>\n Yours is not the only Christian Church, unfortunately, which has still not rid itself of anti-Semitism…indeed, it is ingrained in too much of what has become known as “religion.” <\/p>\n Let’s hope we can all rise above this as children of one G_d.<\/p>\n Please see my website and read the “objectives” so you’ll see why I never received my Ph.D. Also find your site linked here as well.<\/p>\n http:\/\/geraldahonigman.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Latest article…just written yesterday, in 9 print and web publications so far… <\/p>\n http:\/\/www.americandaily.com\/article\/9830 Feel free to use any of my work. I see us as allies in the truest sense of the word…so we need to act more and more like this.<\/p>\n Please add me to your e-mail list and consider adding my own website to your links.<\/p>\n All my best… Jerry<\/p>\n —– Original Message —– <\/p>\n From: freedom@copts4freedom.com<\/a> <\/p>\n To: honigman6@msn.com<\/a> <\/p>\n Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:41 PM<\/p>\n Subject: Re: Thanks for using my article, Let’s Create Another M.E. State, a while back…<\/p>\n Dear Dr. Gerald A. Honigman<\/p>\n Thank you very much for your support and concern. We apologoize for the Patriarch <\/p>\n irresponsible statement, hope we could change such statement in the future.<\/p>\n Thank very much for your article and suppoort.God bless<\/p>\n Rafique Iscandar<\/p>\n American Coptic Union -President<\/p>\n —– Original Message —–<\/p>\n From: Gerald A. Honigman honigman6@msn.com<\/a><\/p>\n To: freedom@copts4freedom.com<\/a><\/p>\n Sent: 10\/18\/05 8:17 PM<\/p>\n Subject: Thanks for using my article, Let’s Create Another M.E. State, a while back…<\/p>\n > but take a look at what your leader is saying back in the homeland…do you agree?<\/p>\n > > All my best…<\/p>\n > > > > Egyptian Patriarch Chenuda III, leader of the Orthodox Coptic Church, said that pilgrimages to Jerusalem were forbidden “as long as it is in the hands of heretics (Jews). I support dialogue between Christians and Muslims, but not Jews” he added (Guysen.Isra\u00ebl.News)<\/p>\n > Like too many others, there is lingering anti-Semitism in the Coptic Church as well…regardless of poltical considerations which also complicate matters. Persecuted and murdered in their native country by Arab Muslims, they have largely had to consent to a forced … Continue reading
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\n> In October 2000, Chenouda III won the Madanjeet Singh UNESCO Price for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, on the recommendation of an international panel. “Patriarch Chenuda is a religious man who devotes himself to the promotion of tolerance. We think that religion is a sphere in which tolerance must be especially promoted because it is often there that it lacks most” said panel head Tanella Boni
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