Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sharīf al-Shūbāshī writes that the success of democracy depends on the success of secularism. Further, he says that secularism should not be thought of as necessarily opposing religion.
He added that the most serious lesson of human history is that "the marriage of politics and religion is vicious...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Discussing the issue of remarriage for divorcees, Coptic scholar Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī praises Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III for sticking with what he sees as verses that allow divorce only in cases of adultery.
He also thanks Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak for admitting a draft law for...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Midhat Bishāy believes that the Coptic Orthodox Church lacks the concept of decentralization. He explains that Pope Shenouda, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, has announced on several occasions that no one is authorized to decide, consult, or speak in the name of the church without first consulting...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
This article discusses Pope Makarius III, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch from 1942-1944, who led the first Holy Synod.
Nabīh mentions that many important decisions were made as a result of the synod, including the permitting of divorces only in the case of adultery; the other was proposing a...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Pope Shenouda III’s lawyer, Ramses al-Najjār, denied the Church’s alleged disapproval of the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling in favor of Hānī Wasfī, obliging the Pope to issue permits for Copts to remarry.
He explained that although the Supreme Administrative Court turned down the writ...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2010
Al-‘Ashāy presents the problem of choosing an abbot for the Abū Maqār monastery. The monks of Abū Maqār met Pope Shenouda III to request an abbot and the ordination of some new priests from the monks. It is predicted that Father Basilius will be the abbot despite Bishop Bīshūy's refusal.
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Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This article highlights a symposium at the Yūnān Labīb Center for Historical Studies, discussing the unified personal status law for non-Muslims.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This article introduces further documents that record the conflict between the Church and the State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
In this article, the author introduces documents that record the conflict between the Church and State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article defends the Church against attacks it faced after it declared its refusal to implement the court decision giving permission for divorcees to remarry.