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I am torn by the lack of appreciation, and preservation of our Coptic Language and Heritage. I believe that the Coptic Heritage and Traditions are what make us COPTIC Orthodox. Getting rid of the Coptic Language all together, having no respect or place for our original Language is very sad. Can you help me support these arguments? We, as Copts, we need to understand the history of our forefathers, and how much they suffered to keep our language and faith.

The Coptic language is part of our identity and reflects who we are. Historically, our forefathers had shed their blood for the faith and the language. They were killed and their tongues were cut off because they spoke Coptic. Keeping and preserving the Coptic language reflects our faithfulness to our fathers the martyrs and our mother the Church. Usually those who oppose the Coptic language do so because of their lack of knowledge of the language; for they missed the opportunity of learning it. Instead of keeping arguing with those who have their mind set against the Coptic language, we should educate our people about the importance of our heritage. We should start teaching the Coptic language in our churches especially to the little children and consequently we will not have this problem with the future generation.