During this violence, Egyptian state media falsely reported that three members of the military were killed by the protesters, and the the Egyptian Army (SCAF) used this as an opportunity to pit Egyptian against Egyptian, using state television to call upon Egyptians to “protect” the army from these attacks by Coptic protesters!

Under the rule of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), 12,000 Egyptians were sentenced to military court since last January. During Mubarak’s rule, only 500 Egyptians were sentenced by military court. More churches were burned and the perpetrators un-sentenced under this military rule. The hated Emergency Law has been renewed, and heavy-handed censorship has brought upon the arrest of journalists and the storming of the offices of independent news media.

In the meantime, lawlessness rules the streets in Egypt, and it seems that SCAF is only uses its security forces to attack protesters and independent media, rather than to do its job to protect its citizens.

Every year, the US government gives $1.3 billion to SCAF. My tax dollars are being used to fund a ruling army that is attacking, killing and oppressing the citizens of its own country. This same army, while on one hand accepting all military aid from the US, has refused any US aid that would help build a truly free, fair and democratic country that respects the rights of all its citizens–and that could hold SCAF accountable.

SCAF has proven itself incapable of ruling Egypt and presiding over elections planned in November. It is trying to incite a civil war in Egypt, and is using the Egyptian state media to spread this message of hatred.

Do not use my tax dollars to support this regime. Use your influence and stand with the Egyptian people, not their oppressive military government. Call for a complete INDEPENDENT investigation of these criminal acts and full prosecution of those responsible at the highest levels. Egypt needs a transitional, secular civilian government that is capable of presiding over free and fair elections and legitimate constitutional changes.

The over 800 Egyptians who died during the January 25th Revolution did not die for this. Enough is enough.

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Come join us at our Annual Egyptian Festival, 2011 and bring a friend!

Saturday October 1st, October 8th – 11am-10pm

Sunday October 2nd, October 9th – 11am-7pm

The address is:
3 Swim Club Rd
Stony Point, NY 10980
Map

Dear Clergy and Friends,

Matthew is a 9 year old Coptic boy in the Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint Pachomios in Stony Point, NY, who was recently diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous leukemia, a very bad cancer of the blood elements..

He is not responding to chemotherapy and the only option left to save his life is a bone marrow transplant.

Unfortunately, there is no match in his immediate family. Egyptians are difficult to match with American donors and it is rare to find a match from the National Bone Marrow Registry. His hope for a bone marrow transplant is fading.

A bone marrow drive is scheduled in TWO Churches in NY area:

St. Mary and St. Antonios Church
on: 7/31/2011 from 1-2 PM
606 Woodward ave
Ridgewood, NY, 11385

and also,

Virgin Mary and St Pachomios church
on: 8/6/2011 starting at 11.30 AM
3 Swim club road
Stony point, NY, 10980

Who can volunteer:

• Age: 18- 65 years
• No History of Hepatitis.
• If you volunteered before, no need to re-register, your name is in the system

The Process:

Initially a swab from the mouth is taken using a cotton swab. If a match is found, a blood collection will determine if you are the exact match. Finally a tiny piece of the Iliac bone ( the waist bone) is taken under anesthesia. No harm at all is involoved.

THE MORE THE NUMBER REGISTERING THE HIGHER THE CHANCE FOR MATTHEW TO FIND HIS MATCH

Let us pray and hope that one of us could be Matthew’s wish for life.
“if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it” 1 Cor.12:26