The Christian Post website reports today (January 11, 2012) that a Coptic Orthodox Christian -- who is a billionaire telecommunications mogul -- is on trial in Egypt over allegations of "blasphemy and insulting Islam."
Naguib Sawiris -- the man on trial -- posted a cartoon of a bearded Mickey Mouse alongside a veiled Minnie Mouse. If convicted, Sawiris could face a year in prison.
"This is a religious agenda being acted out," said Dr. Carl Moeller of Open Doors -- a ministry that focuses on supporting persecuted Christians.
Fr. Bishoy Andrawes -- pastor at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Washington, D.C. -- said this is further proof that Christians in Egypt have it worse now than when dictator President Hosni Mubarak was in power.
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