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But he answered courageously. I am Christian

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Article Written by HG Bishop Macarius, The General Bishop of Our Coptic Orthodox Church in the Upper Egypt Governorate of El Minya and Abu Korkas  on Aug. 29, 2013, Translated by  Fr. Bishoy Lamie, Edited by Shawn Doyle Church of Prince Tadros in El Minya after being burned This is the story of a young man ( Gem.Ein. Waw teacher of English Language , 25 years) He was in the church of St. Moses the Black, in the district of Abu Helal in El Minya, joined by a few other youth colleagues of his, putting out the fire from the Molotovs that were thrown from outside the church by the aggressors. This attack occurred on 9PM Wednesday evening, ( I believe that HG Bishop Macarius refers to the day of Aug. 14, 2013, the day that churches were burned and Christians were killed at the hands of the terrorists in Egypt.)  as they could not attack it during the daylight. As soon as the aggressors began their attack on the church, after they smashed the gate, he exited with the others –