Egypt, Coptic Christians, Morsi, islam, Sharia law, religious freedom, Tahrir square, Arab Spring, Current,Politics,

The Egyptian president’s new move to structure himself essentially above the law caused over 200,000 protestors to gather in the Tahrir square—which is generally not a good start for rebuilding a new, democratic Egypt. And now, as Morsi has reaffirmed Islamic law as the basis of legislation, Egyptian Christians are watching and waiting to see what this means for their religious freedom and their future.