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Pictures are WORSE than a thousand words..Coptic Churches Destroyed [View all] jessie04 Aug 2013 OP

Pillaged and Burned. jessie04 Aug 2013 #1

100 views and not one comment ? jessie04 Aug 2013 #2

It's Sunday. Things are slow on DU on Sunday. MineralMan Aug 2013 #4

What's to say that won't get criticized as non-"PC"? WinkyDink Aug 2013 #18

It's beyond words. This is pure evil. lastlib Aug 2013 #51

Coptic Christians have a very tough time in Egypt, MineralMan Aug 2013 #3

Thank you for the "sympathy" post jessie04 Aug 2013 #5

It's an issue of interest to me. MineralMan Aug 2013 #7

I could be wrong, but I don't think they were referring to your content as "sympathy"... Grown2Hate Aug 2013 #91

But there are also internet pics of Muslims guarding the churches. aquart Aug 2013 #104

Yes, I'm sure there are. Nothing is universal. MineralMan Aug 2013 #106

Most likely led by a graduate of the School of the Americas. reusrename Aug 2013 #114

Where did this happen fadedrose Aug 2013 #6

Egypt. Here's a link on Coptic Christianity: MineralMan Aug 2013 #9

about 10% of the Egyptian population is Christian cali Aug 2013 #10

overview jessie04 Aug 2013 #11

When hatred runs rampant - sad and disturbing images. n/t UtahLib Aug 2013 #8

The violence in Egypt is terrible and tragic cali Aug 2013 #12

And this particular violence is one of the reasons many MineralMan Aug 2013 #13

Sectarianism, Religious Hatred and Genocide. jessie04 Aug 2013 #14

The world is often an ugly place, to be sure. MineralMan Aug 2013 #16

Of course. Neither "side"- cali Aug 2013 #17

Cali, none of it is acceptable. None. MineralMan Aug 2013 #21

You couldn't mention the name of the Copts by name even once in your post ? jessie04 Aug 2013 #22

I found that interesting, too. MineralMan Aug 2013 #27

+1,000,000 jessie04 Aug 2013 #29

Oh you do, do you? cali Aug 2013 #34

Who burned the Coptic churches, Cali? MineralMan Aug 2013 #46

It seems to me the Egyptian military could be capable of anything.. busterbrown Aug 2013 #68

Wise words. This is not America's fight. The Egyptians need to sort out the type of society they Flatulo Aug 2013 #81

But, but . . . - the USA fixed Iraq with all it's bombs and so on ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #85

huh? I have no problem mentioning the Copts or saying I have great cali Aug 2013 #31

Actually.....Yes. jessie04 Aug 2013 #33

good. now if only you demonstrated a scintilla of sympathy cali Aug 2013 #38

Of course I did. jessie04 Aug 2013 #43

Glad to hear it. cali Aug 2013 #47

Careful Cali, you'll injure the narrative! Scootaloo Aug 2013 #86

The Brotherhood is not a monolithic movement. There are more totodeinhere Aug 2013 #74

Have the dead bodies inside the mosques been shown? This didn't happen until after the military kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #88

Islam was once a tolerant belief pscot Aug 2013 #15

Yes, but that appears to be lost at this point. MineralMan Aug 2013 #19

The Islamists in the Mosque down the street from me seem pretty "tolerant". NIce folks, too. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #53

Tolerance is essential pscot Aug 2013 #58

How tolerant are you? Flatulo Aug 2013 #100

I'm not tolerant at all. I'm appreciative that there are different kinds of people out there, jtuck004 Aug 2013 #107

I'm mindful of the difference between Islam and Muslims; I think the former is silly, Flatulo Aug 2013 #109

Given that our "American Culture" is an amalgam of a hundred different ones, and built on top of jtuck004 Aug 2013 #110

It's ostensibly a melting pot, but it's really predominantly European, isn't it? Or at least the Flatulo Aug 2013 #111

Yes. With some "provided that" clauses. Igel Aug 2013 #61

My comment wasn't a defense of Islam, then or now pscot Aug 2013 #63

You do know that mosques have been burned, also!! This is a terrible situation there. Tikki Aug 2013 #20

By the Copts ?? jessie04 Aug 2013 #23

Focus of concern... Tikki Aug 2013 #26

The Copts have been getting the dirty end of the stick for a long time. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #32

No, the military and police were busy doing this, instead.... Turborama Aug 2013 #39

Yep! This whole thing is maddening. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #42

Did the Coptic Christians burn any mosques? MineralMan Aug 2013 #28

The OP consists of photos of churches being burnt with no comment Turborama Aug 2013 #35

Those who are following the news already know who burned MineralMan Aug 2013 #44

The point is, churches are not the only religious buildings that have been burnt down in Egypt Turborama Aug 2013 #48

No, it's not conditional at all. MineralMan Aug 2013 #50

The OP was about photos of religious buildings being burnt down - with no comment. Turborama Aug 2013 #56

I imagine many feel our own interpretations are correct at the expense of others... LanternWaste Aug 2013 #112

Consider the source Scootaloo Aug 2013 #59

I don't know if the OP has an anti-Islam agenda or not. If she does then totodeinhere Aug 2013 #108

Uhm, actually the copts are very vocal and active in support of the junta. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #54

Well the MB never lifted a finger to protect the Copts when they were in power and encouraged hrmjustin Aug 2013 #57

Many, many people supported the coup but don't support the military DevonRex Aug 2013 #99

I think that Tikki's point might be that the Copts are not the only Egyptians suffering right now Scootaloo Aug 2013 #49

I'm dealing with this thread only. I have no idea what the OP MineralMan Aug 2013 #55

Well, they call 'em "blinders" for a reason I suppose... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #64

Excuse me? jessie04 Aug 2013 #60

I'll bet Scootaloo Aug 2013 #67

That is not fair. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #69

Take a moment to re-read the thread Scootaloo Aug 2013 #79

I don't think this particular poster is lumping all Muslims together. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #82

Threads don't exist in vacuums. n/t Scootaloo Aug 2013 #83

This is true but showing concern for Copts is not wrong.n/t hrmjustin Aug 2013 #84

Exploiting them to incite is, though Scootaloo Aug 2013 #90

Lumping all Muslims together is wrong. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #92

FYI...The pics are from this link jessie04 Aug 2013 #95

Thank you for the link. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #96

Nor do accusations lacking evidence... LanternWaste Aug 2013 #113

But, the Copts are less than 10% of the population, targeted by the MB DevonRex Aug 2013 #102

Such a sad thing. redwitch Aug 2013 #24

Tell the Christians here, this is what persecution looks like NightWatcher Aug 2013 #25

It can also mean being mocked and ridiculed to tears. Igel Aug 2013 #66

Horrifying. Islam is decentralized, of course, so while closeupready Aug 2013 #30

Yes, and in fact more moderate elements within the Brotherhood have condemned this totodeinhere Aug 2013 #78

These pictures bring tears to my eyes DesertRat Aug 2013 #36

many mosques have been vandalized in the US. ZRT2209 Aug 2013 #37

This is true. I watched Foxnews the other day and they made it seem like only Christians hrmjustin Aug 2013 #45

Civil war has broken out in Egypt. Its only going to get worse I fear riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #40

Hatred and bigotry etherealtruth Aug 2013 #41

It seems to be continually going downhill. asjr Aug 2013 #62

We (the human race) appear incapable of learning from our history n/t etherealtruth Aug 2013 #72

Some of us learn, but the ones with the $$ and power do not care. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #87

Very true .... money and power .... the most corrupting things known etherealtruth Aug 2013 #97

Jesus wept nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #52

This is not about religion or faith .. this is about hate. Peacetrain Aug 2013 #65

And teabillies in this country who lump Coptic Christians as "all those people over there"... marble falls Aug 2013 #70

Similar to the situation in Syria... brooklynite Aug 2013 #71

It's not hard to understand. Really. Igel Aug 2013 #73

The Copts are not complicent in anything. The Copts are victims and have been hrmjustin Aug 2013 #77

Kristallnacht The Wizard Aug 2013 #75

A hard rain is gonna fall. kentuck Aug 2013 #76

Holy shit. polichick Aug 2013 #80

I just want to say that I'm against mobs burning any buildings at all Fumesucker Aug 2013 #89

What horrible thing to do to people and Ilsa Aug 2013 #93

Damn... all that beautiful art, architecture, and design... calimary Aug 2013 #94

It's tragic. To say nothing of the targeting of DevonRex Aug 2013 #103

worse than i imagined Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #98

Next stop, the pyramids and all archaeology museums, etc. Coyotl Aug 2013 #101

Minorities, enemies and conflict discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #105

very disturbing images rollin74 Aug 2013 #115