The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has voiced its dismay at amendments to a draft law that was hoped to put churches on a par with country's numerous mosques, the World Watch Monitor website reports today (August 26, 2016).
"The Church did not expect to see so many unacceptable amendments and impractical additions," the country's largest Christian body said in a prepared statement, declaring the proposed changes "a danger to Egypt's national unity."
"Due to the [added] complications and hurdles, those amendments do not consider Egyptian Christian citizens' equal rights," the 18 August statement said.
The Coptic Church asked Egypt's legislature in mid-May to pass a law that would remove the many hurdles which often make building a church impossible. Muslim places of worship, on the other hand, are routinely built without issues.
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