Though Islamists have destroyed between 55 and 80 Egyptian churches, reports suggest public support may be turning against the Muslim Brotherhood, the main group responsible for inciting anti-Christian violence.
"The Muslim Brotherhood has lost all sympathy with their points due to their violence," a Long Island, N.Y., Egyptian American who is in Cairo for a family wedding told Fox News.
Meanwhile media watchdogs have called for western journalists to focus more attention on the plight of Egypt's Christians. From Aug. 15-21, the three U.S. broadcast networks' morning and evening news programs devoted less than six minutes to anti-Christian attacks out of the one hour, 54 minutes they spent on Egypt coverage, according to a NewsBusters report. Read more
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