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February 17, 2015

"Take that in, O we of little faith, in our fey and emasculated culture."

I believe these Copts, like many hundreds before them in the last few years mostly in Egypt itself, were genuine martyrs.
They were slain in the knowledge that they could escape their fate by publicly converting to Islam. Of twenty-one captives, it appears twenty-one refused. It is the more remarkable that even little Christian boys captured by the Jihadis in Iraq refused to deny Christ, directly in sight of the butchery that awaited them. Take that in, O we of little faith, in our fey and emasculated culture. This is an aspect of the case that Western journalists overlook — often do not even bother to report — because they find anything but cowardice incomprehensible. Martyrdom revolved : Essays in Idleness

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 17, 2015 11:31 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Why didn't they Copt a plea?

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 18, 2015 11:51 AM

Yes, they are what are called "New Martyrs," and the faithful have already been praying to - and for - them.

Posted by: Flyover Pilgrim [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 18, 2015 12:51 PM

Since I have been an adult, I've been thankful to live in the US and be able to be a Christian with no persecution. The last several years I have seen this begin to change. Now I wonder if during my lifetime if I will be required to have the strength to make the decision to either renounce Christ or die. Pray for us all.

Posted by: mary [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 18, 2015 1:13 PM

I have an internet friend (and I stayed at her house a few days, so we've really met.) She is married to an Egyptian Christian Copt. He left Egypt when his brother was murdered on the streets. They haven't found the killer. These murders have been happening for some time, but our media can't bother to talk about them.

Posted by: Teri Pittman [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 18, 2015 6:57 PM

Religious martyrs in our time. Why?

Posted by: tripletap [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 19, 2015 1:59 PM

Mary, I hope that it never comes to that but if it does I will not renounce the Lord. But, I certainly will try to send some of my persecutors to an early meeting with the devil.

Posted by: Jack [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 20, 2015 10:15 AM

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