Egypt churches play matchmaker as Christians' marriages decline
Egypt's churches are trying to help their unmarried male and female members tie the knot, but the move is making some people angry.
CAIRO – An ancient church is coming under fire for trying to help its single male and female members get married.
The matchmaking program at the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in the southern Cairo district of Maadi asks members who want to get married to fill out a form with information about themselves and the type of life partner they want to have.
Those managing the program classify the applicants and then try to match men and women who suit each other. They then organize meetings, and applicants who are attracted to each other can take serious engagement steps under the supervision of the church.
But the program is provoking the ire of some members of the Christian community, around 10 percent of Egypt's population of over 100 million.
