Why is it difficult to build new churches in Egypt?
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Egypt is Arab country, hence it is difficult to build a church in egypt.
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Many would think first pillar of Islam is easiest, since it is to believe that there is no one else to be worshiped except Allah(God in Arabic) and to believe that Mohammed is his prophet. If one do have adequate faith in Allah it is also easy to get deviated from the first part and pray upon those other than Allah. This is worshiping those other than Allah. So very good patience and trust in Allah is required to remain firm in testing times of life and not to deviate from worshiping him alone. Regarding second part, when one accepts Mohammed as God's prophet, it also includes the message to follow Quran, which he received as messenger. So I would consider the first pillar more challenging and crucial among the pillars of Islam.\n\nIf the first pillar is strong then rest of pillars are easy to be fulfilled.
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I wasn't aware there was a fuss, but it basically  comes down to a few  things. They don't want light shed on them which makes it harder for them to condemn others. They don't want recognize that religious familes are plagued by the same problems as other families. Could be that they just need somethign to cry about until the next big topic arrives.
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I have not been living in Egypt long, but from what I have seen so far, the Christians have more rights then Muslims here. They live and work here just fine. \n\nThey have churches here, not a whole lot, but the Christian population is not big enough to need a whole lot. \n\nThey are easy to pick out because they do something to show they are Christian. Most of them wear crosses. And if they own a shop they put Jesus(they say Isa here) picture, Marys(they say Maryam here) picture, a cross or something like that up. I have been in taxi and seen crosses hanging off there mirrors. They want you to know they are Christian. Sometimes I feel they think they are better then Muslims.\n\nAnd like I said above they use Arabic when talking about Jesus and Mary. And they DO say Allah when talking about God.
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it better be some local team in egypt
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About Egyptian Pyramids\n\nThere are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the Great Pyramids at Giza. They are, without question, the icon most associated with the Egypt. They have been both the main destination for tourists, and a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years.\n\nHowever, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. All but a very few are grouped around and near the City of Cairo, just south of the Nile Delta. Otherwise, only one royal pyramid is known in southern Egypt (at Abydos), that being the one built by Ahmose, founder of the 18th Dynasty and Egypt's New Kingdom. It may have also been the last royal pyramid built in Egypt. \n\nHence, major pyramids were not built throughout Egypt's ancient history. The Pyramid Age began with a burst of building, starting with the 3rd Dynasty reign of Djoser. Some of the early kings, most specifically Snefru, built more than one pyramid. Almost all of the kings added to their number through the end of the Middle Kingdom, with the possible exception of the First Intermediate Period between the Old and Middle Kingdoms. After the first Pharaoh of Egypt's New Kingdom, Ahmose, royal pyramid building by Egyptians ceased entirely. Somewhat abruptly the kings of the New Kingdom chose, rather than making their tombs completely obvious, to hide them in the hills of the West Bank of Thebes (modern Luxor). \n\nHowever, smaller pyramids were constructed, for example in the Deir el-Medina necropolis, by private individuals. The Late Period Nubians who ruled Egypt also built relatively small pyramids with much steeper sides, though these were in fact constructed in Nubia itself. This tradition was carried on in Nubia after these southern rulers lost control of Egypt, and eventually, more pyramids were actually built in Nubia than Egypt, though on a much smaller scale. \n\nOther pyramids in the world certainly exist, but their purpose, for the most part, was different than those of ancient Egypt. The most famous outside Egypt are probably those located in Mexico and to the south of Mexico, but these appear to have been built more as temples. In Egypt, all but a select few of the pyramids were built as tombs, sometimes to hold the physical body of a pharaoh (as well as other individuals), or to hold the soul of the deceased (as in the case of the small cult pyramids built next to the larger ones). Otherwise, the purpose of only a few small, regional stepped pyramids remains elusive. \n\nWhile pyramids were, for the most part, tombs for the Pharaohs of Egypt, one must nevertheless question the reason that Egyptian rulers chose this particular shape, and for that matter, why they built them so large. Today, we believe that they chose the shape in order to mimic the Benben, a pyramid shaped stone found in the earliest of temples, which itself is thought to symbolize the primeval mound from which the Egyptians believed life emerged. This also connected the pyramid to Re, the Sun God, as it was he, according to some of the ancient Egypt mythology, who rose from the primeval mound to create life. \n\nAs far the great size of many of the pyramids in Egypt, we can really only surmise that the Pharaohs were making a statement about their own power and perhaps, about the glory and strength of their country. However, it should also be remembered that many of the latter pyramids were not nearly as large as the Great Pyramids at Giza (and elsewhere).\n\nPyramids evolved. The first of them was not a perfectly formed pyramid. In fact, the first Pyramid we believe that was built in Egypt, that of Djoser, was not a true pyramid at all with smooth sides and a point at the top. Rather, its sides were stepped, and the top of the pyramid truncated with a flat surface (as best we know). As the Egyptian pyramids evolved, there wer
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Ziggurats were like modern churches...they were places of worship. They were constructed by solidly stacking layer upon layer in steps (similar to, but not the same as most pyramids). The most popular theories suggest that the Mesopotamians built these structures to get as close to their gods as possible
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There are letters which were written to the 7 churches..... There are a couple of those churches where he is mentioned.... Yes... is your answer.....\n\nYou must also keep in mind, that the churches are not particularly "buildings".... the structure of the churches are made up of people......\n\n\nyour sister,\nGinger
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Ok I am Egyptian Orthodox so I think I can help\nwe live in Islamic country (as you know)\nThe country's official holiday is in Frieday\nwhen the church make mass at sunday many many are not able to go, because of them jobs\n\nso church make more than one mass: one in sunday and another one in frieday and maybe in others days\n\nthe sunday mass suppose to be the only one, but we have no choice, you understand?\n\nalso yes christmas in Egyptian (For Orthodox) is in Jan. 7 of each year\nyou didn't ask for this point so I won't talk about this point now
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I'm not entirely sure to what it is you're referring.  Most Egyptian pyramids are built of stone blocks or slabs - roughly dressed on the interior and smoothed on the exterior.  Typically the stone is limestone for the exterior, with the occasional use of granite on lower courses.  Interior chambers in the pyramid itself or subterranean chambers were frequently lined with a different type of stone - granite was a popular choice.\n\nThe peaks of the larger (ie. royal) pyramids are now large flat spaces now that stone has been robbed out and the pyramidia (capstones) have been removed.  The capstones, from what we know from contemporary inscriptions and a few examples that have actually been found were essentially little pyramids in miniature, each face was inscribed with the name of the pyramid  - each royal pyramid was named, usually a name including the nomen and/or prenomen of the king for whom it was built.  Additional inscriptions usually concerned the sun god and/or were specific to the cardinal direction that face of the pyramid faced.\n\nIt is extraordinarily unlikely that Egyptian pyramids serve as radio receivers and even more unlikely that they were designed to do so.  They were tombs.
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Because they need lots of rivers for baptizing.\n\nI'm a baptist and our church is built near a river.
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They don't.\nFamously, the pyramid at Meidum collapsed. Some say that the Bent Pyramid was being built at the time and that's why the builders switched to a safer and shallower angle during  construction.
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i live in  Egypt. its a developing country. Very beautiful if u keep away from Down Town!!\nthere are alot of monuments here and tourists are treated amazingly well.\nit also depends on u!!! do u like adventures? are u ready to change ur life style?\nAnswer these questions then follow ur heart. \nGood luck and see u in Egypt!! :-P
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Because they've been sending missionaries to those places for centuries to convert the heathens. It's easier to convert the desperately poor than it is to convert those who can easily say 'no' to what you're offering.
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AN interesting point!\n\nWhich is probably why churches are barely holding their own in the 'self sufficient' countries whilst in the third world churches are growing in numbers like wildfire.
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Few answers to this really, for some people its ahrd to belive that a civilization of 4000 years ago could build something we would have a hell of a hard time building so precisely and also so durable today. I also belive that some people will never belive that anyone in an "uncivilized" area like Africa could build a monument that makes anything that we know about, before it or after pale in comparison, excepting maybe the Great Wall
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You might consider cathedral construction.