Caught in the Whirlwind

MANY IN THE WEST ARE NOT AWARE THAT EGYPT HAS THE MIDDLE EAST’S LARGEST CHRISTIAN POPULATION. Anywhere between five and fifteen percent of a total population of 80 million is Christian, which means that Egypt is home to at least four million and perhaps as many as 12 million long-suffering Christians, the higher figure being about as many as the entire population of a medium-sized country, such as the Czech Republic.

Another little known fact is that the vast majority of these Christians are not converts or newcomers, but the remnant of Egypt’s original non-Arab population that has faithfully resisted conversion to Islam for more than 13 centuries, despite persecution that has been constant and often brutal. These Christians are called Copts, an old Greek word meaning simply “Egyptian”, which is an indication of their status as the original sons and daughters of the land. Much smaller Christian groups such as Armenians, Italians and Melkite Catholics are present as well, though their numbers have shrunk considerably in recent decades.

Now, however, Egypt’s Christians are perhaps facing a greater peril than ever before. If the Moslem Brotherhood seizes power—which may be only a matter of time—the situation for Christians will go from merely horrible to truly impossible because their condition as “infidels” will cause them to be subjected to the most severe forms of Mohameddan thuggery.

Our goal for Egypt must not be meek acceptance of the grim fate about to befall that ancient nation, or even mere containment, but liberation from the oppression, ignorance and degradation imposed by Islam. Only then, after so many centuries, will Egypt be able to resume its position as a member of the family of civilized nations. In the meantime—if worse comes to worst—conscientious citizens of Western countries must be ready to pressure their governments to receive our Coptic brethren as refugees, for such a status would be entirely genuine when applied to them. As to Moslems, however, except for a very few extraordinary cases, they must not be admitted into Christian countries, not only for the obvious reason that we do not want an increase in their number among us, but also because Moslems ought to finally learn that if they make a bed they must lie down in it.

Furthermore, I opine that Mecca and Medina must be destroyed.