Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
The heartbreak in all institutional religion is the disaster of clerical and ecclesiastical self-assertion. How dark the institutions of any church can become. The greatest tragedy of all lies in the lives of the humble Christians of any country who are oppressed by the powers that be. Watson...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
The Evangelical Laymen’s Council has decided to hold the election for the post of chairman of the Evangelical denomination on March 7 rather than March 23, and to nominate Safwat al-Biyādī and rev. Makram Najīb for the post.
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2007
The Evangelical election scheduled for March 23, 2007, is expected to be more exciting this time. Dr. Rev. Makram Najīb is running for head of the denomination against Dr. Re. Ṣafwat al-Bayyāḍī.
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2007
Dayanā al-Dhab‘ reports about the Evangelical Church elections.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
In an interview with al-Dustūr, Dr. Ṣafwat al- Bayyāḍī, the head of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt, stressed the right of Egyptian Christians to proselytize their religious beliefs and denied claims that missionary activities in Egypt are financed by the Evangelical Church in the United...
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
A thorough investigation has been underway in
secret at ‘Ayn Shams
Prosecution into a case where a pastor from the Evangelical church and two other
Christians are accused of
swindling some youth out of 100,000 Egyptian pounds on the pretext of helping them travel
to Europe.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
A press review on a recent symposium about Copts’ participation in political life in Egypt. Participants of different perspectives expressed their viewpoints about the matter, and proposed practical steps to stimulate Copts’ participation in political life. The Muslim Brotherhood was also...
Date of source: Thursday, November 16, 2006
Tens
of Kurdish Iraqis participated in celebrating the
opening of the Evangelical Church in the province of Kurdistan, in northern
Iraq.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
Strong criticism has been directed at the Protestant Majlis al-Millī head Dr Safwat al-Bayādī before elections to the council.
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2006
The Egyptian Coptic Evangelical Church is
accused of receiving support from American fundamentalist pastors that are loyal to America and believe in Israel’s
rights in Palestine.