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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Coptic Christians March on Washington: 'We Support the Egyptian Army'
August 22, 2013 - 4:55 PM
By Dennis M. Crowley
(CNSNews.com) - Hundreds of Coptic Christian and Egyptian Americans rallied
outside the White House today to express their support for the Egyptian army
in its effort to protect people in Egypt from Muslim Brotherhood.
The protestors carried Egyptian flags and signs that read: "We support the
Egyptian army," "You can burn down our churches but you can never touch our
faith," and "Let the Egyptian people choose their own future."
The demonstrators called on the Obama administration to follow the lead of
the Egyptian Army, who they claim is defending both Christians and Muslims
from terrorists.
"The people are here, because they feel that our U.S. administration has
been taking the side of the Muslim Brotherhood, who has been burning
churches in Egypt and attacking public institutions, police stations and
brutally killing people," said Magid Riad, an attorney from New York and
legal counselor for the Coptic Church in the United States.
Riad, the main organizer of the rally, told CNSNews.com, "We feel that our
government in the United States should not be supporting this terrorist
organization."
Wagdi Anton was born in Egypt, and is now living in Cleveland, Ohio. He
attended the rally carrying an Egyptian flag.
“The Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization killing people, burning
churches. The media here are not displaying the real story. Civilians are
being killed. Churches are being burned, and government buildings, schools
and orphanages are being destroyed," he told CNSNews.com.
"The people who voted for Morsi, don't want him anymore and that is their
right," Anton added.
Violet Heness came to Washington from her hometown of Drexel Hill, Pa.
"Christians and Muslims are gathered together to tell the president to stop
supporting the organization responsible for burning over 80 churches.
American money should not be going to people killing both Muslims and
Christians."
The demonstrators then marched several blocks to the office of the
Washington Post and then to the Washington news bureau of CNN. Many of those
taking part say some elements of the American news media are not reporting
the truth.
"Some of the American media give the impression that this is like a military
-revolution in Egypt. It is not like that at all. It is the people
themselves who wanted change in the existing government," said Father
Mikhail Mikhail, senior pastor of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven
Hills, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
“We need people in the United States to understand that the Egyptian people
must decide their own will...nobody should interfere in that business,"
Mikhail added.
The demonstrators then marched to the offices of the Council on American
Islamic Relations (CAIR). The demonstrators call this group "The Embassy of
the Muslim Brotherhood." The march concluded at the office of the Egyptian
military attache.
Throughout the demonstration, several marchers carried large bullhorns to
proclaim: "We support the Egyptian Army."
The demonstrators called the Egyptian-military "heroic" and said it was
protecting innocent people in Egypt against terrorism. |
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