More Attacks against Christians in Egypt, Al-Azhar says blast is against Islam

This is a breath of fresh air in a stale room.  Al-Azhar University in Cairo, seat of Sunni jurisprudence has come out against this latest murder of Christians, and there are Qur'anic quotes to back them up.  See here for an explanation by Robert Spencer on why this statement from Al-Azhar is important.

Notice how this statement from Al-Azhar does not appear until the very end of the article.

From CNN Jan 1

(CNN) -- Government officials in Alexandria, Egypt, increased security around places of worship following an explosion that killed at least 21 people at a church in the region, the governor told state media Saturday.
"We are stressing now on guarding churches," Adil Labib, the governor of Alexandria, told state-run Nile TV.
Evidence indicates that a suicide bomber caused the blast, the country's interior ministry said.
Even though the scene of the explosion was blocked off, protesters carrying crosses gathered near the scene, Nile TV reported.
Authorities believe the bomber was killed in the blast, the interior ministry said in a statement. Forensic testing confirmed that the explosive device used was homemade and contained nails and ball-bearings, according to the statement.

(.)U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned the attack.
"The perpetrators of this attack were clearly targeting Christian worshippers, and have no respect for human life and dignity," Obama said in a statement. "They must be brought to justice for this barbaric and heinous act."

No respect for human life and dignity?  The Qur'an explains human life and dignity by way of fighting in the way of Allah(2-190/193), treating non-Muslims as the enemy(3-28), explaining that warfare is good for you(2-216) and to smite the necks of the disbelievers(47-4).

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