one of those killed was a coptic christian priest. 39-year-old father mina abud was shot in the headt an outdoor market. it happened in the town of al-arish, near the gaza border. he was killed after muslim brotherhood criticized the new coptic pope for backing the removal of morsi. in the past, egyptian christians have stayed under the radar, not participating in political or social movements for fear of reprisals. >> wendy: samuel toddros says a coptic christian and research fellow at the hudson institute center for religious freedom, and he is authority of the book "motherland lost." cbn's gary lane asked him about the future of the christian community in egypt, and its role in this recent revolution. >> the christians have been very visible in the anti-morsi process so far, and this high visibility has angered a lot of islamists, whether from the brotherhood or other islamist movements. in a sense, the coptic pope's participation in the military's leader with figures from the egyptian society will neither be forgotten, nor will it be forgiven. we've seen a number of attacks. you