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Evangelical pastor calls state to grant Christians civil marriage

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Thursday ,18 June 2015

Evangelical pastor calls state to grant Christians civil marriage
Father Refaat Fekry, pastor the Evangelical Church confirmed in a conference, which entitled "More justice to the Egyptian family in light of the personal status laws" that he supports the civil marriage for cases in which the church refuses to remarry and this does not contradict with the marriage canonical.Father Refaat Fekry, pastor the Evangelical Church confirmed in a conference, which entitled "More justice to the Egyptian family in light of the personal status laws" that he supports the civil marriage for cases in which the church refuses to remarry and this does not contradict with the marriage canonical.
 
Moreover, he appealed to churches to change the interpretation of religious texts to keep pace with the times