COPTIC CHRISTIAN OPTIMISM

Because Coptic Christians joined other Mohammedan Egyptians, "as Egyptians", calling for President Mubarak's ouster as President of Egypt, some think that the the two groups will get along together, 'as Egyptians.'

This comes less than six weeks after extremists bombed a Coptic Church in Alexandria, killing twenty-one people.

From the ChristianPost.com
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation Friday is good for the country's Coptic Christians, according to a religious freedom expert.....

"I think Mubarak's resignation is a good thing for Coptic Christians, and other Egyptians. If he had not done so, there would likely have been riots and violence and a descent into chaos," said Paul Marshall, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C., to The Christian Post.

He added, "The key question is what comes next. Can and will the military and Suleiman make real reforms that satisfy those demonstrating for freedom and preserve stability?" Coptic Christians, who make up eight to 12 percent of Egypt's population, have protested alongside Muslim during the anti-government demonstrations. The BBC reported that Christian and Muslim citizens have united together under the common identity of Egyptians to protest against their government.

"We are all in this together. Muslims and Christians," an unidentified protester told BBC's Anne Alexander.

But just weeks earlier, tension was high between the Muslim and Christian communities in Egypt after extremists bombed a Coptic church in Alexandria, killing 21 people, on New Year's Eve. It was the deadliest attack against the Coptic community.

Religious freedom activists hope that the interfaith unity seen during the demonstrations will continue even after Mubarak's resignation.

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COMMENT:
The Coptics look too giddy to think straight. Like, Mohammedans get along with ANYbody!