His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom addressed the Church of Scotland General Assembly on 23 May 2014 speaking about Christian witness in Egypt from both a historical perspective and in light of the current situation.
Transcript of the Address by His Grace Bishop Angaelos to the Church of Scotland General Assembly.
23 May 2014
Moderator, General Assembly,
I greet you in the Name of the Triune God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; confessing our gracious Saviour, Who was faithful in His Incarnation, sacrificial in His Crucifixion, and powerfully victorious in His Resurrection. Christ is Risen!
Comment by His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, Regarding International Religious Freedom
The freedom to choose and practice one’s faith is a fundamental right for all under international law, and yet we continue to see numerous tragic cases around the world in which that same right is non-existent, and exercising this freedom is punishable, sometimes even by death.
