(Commentary) Jonathan S. Tobin - In response to the Egyptian military's crackdown in Cairo, supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have attacked Coptic Christian churches in numerous cities. Why is the Brotherhood attacking churches? The attacks are an inextricable part of the Brotherhood's worldview as they seek to transform Egypt in their own Islamist image. In the Muslim Brotherhood's Egypt, there is no room for Christians or even secular Muslims. Though the military is an unattractive ally, the only alternative to it is the party that is currently burning churches.
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