穆斯林基督教在埃及大比拼，13人死亡

Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt kill 13


By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press – 3 mins ago
CAIRO – Clashes that broke out when a Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting the burning of a Cairo church killed at least 13 people and wounded about 140, officials said Wednesday.

The Muslims torched the church amid an escalation of tensions over a love affair between a Muslim and a Christian that set off a violent feud between the couple's families.

The officials said all 13 fatalities died of gunshot wounds.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The clashes late Tuesday night added to a sense of ongoing chaos in Egypt after the momentous 18-day democracy uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11. The uprising left a security vacuum after police pulled out of Cairo and several other cities three days into the uprising.

The police have yet to fully take back the streets, leaving space for a wave of violent crime and lawlessness in some parts of the nation.

In a separate incident, at least two people were wounded when rival crowds threw rocks at Cairo's central Tahrir Square, the uprising's epicenter, according to an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene. He said the violence pitted youths camping out at the square to press their demand for a complete break with the ousted regime and another group opposed to their continued presence. Later, army soldiers forcefully removed the protesters and their tents, scuffling with some and making several arrests.

The Christian protesters on Tuesday blocked a vital highway, burning tires and pelting cars with rocks. An angry crowd of Muslims set upon the Christians and the two sides fought pitched battles for about four hours.

Mubarak handed power to the military when he stepped down, but the military does not have enough troops to patrol every street in Cairo, a sprawling city of some 18 million people that is chaotic at the best of times.

Even before the uprising unleashed a torrent of discontent, tensions had been growing between Christians and Muslims in this country of 80 million. Christians account for about 10 percent of the population.

On New Year's Day, a suicide bombing outside a Coptic church in the port city of Alexandria killed 21 people, setting off days of protests. Barely a week later, an off-duty policeman boarded a train and shot dead a 71-year-old Christian man and wounding his wife and four others.

Egypt's ruling generals have pledged last week to rebuild the torched church and the country's new prime minister, Essam Sharaf, has met the protesters outside the TV building in downtown Cairo to reassure them that his interim government would not discriminate against them.

But the Christians were not appeased. At least 2,000 of them protested on the highway on Tuesday night and a separate crowd of several hundred has been camping out outside the TV building for days to voice their anger at what they perceive to be official discrimination against them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt

耶穌說他來地上是動刀兵的,可能就是指這些宗教鬥爭. 耶穌來就是為了挑起宗教鬥爭.

hellman 發表於 2011-3-10 10:45
耶穌說他來地上是動刀兵的,可能就是指這些宗教鬥爭. 耶穌來就是為了挑起宗教鬥爭.

約 1:5 光照在黑暗裡，黑暗卻不接受光。

不僅這個世界不接受光，還會用各種方式逼迫接受光的人，是這個世界要對接受光的人動刀兵。

來往加國 發表於 2011-3-10 11:00
約 1:5 光照在黑暗裡，黑暗卻不接受光。

不僅這個世界不接受光，還會用各種方式逼迫接受光的人，是這 ...

也沒錯，是聖經原意。

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hellman 發表於 2011-3-11 09:35
也沒錯，是聖經原意。

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原來就是黑暗的。沒造之前就是黑暗。黑暗與神同在。黑暗容忍光。光照不到還是黑暗。那是神的地方。