The world is
A bad place
A terrible place to live
Oh but I don't wanna die ...
A bad place
A terrible place to live
Oh but I don't wanna die ...
Reflections Of My Life
Marmalade
I am not pleased to write this article today. In fact, it sickens me to write it. A story, which is a big, big story, is not being covered as it should be. Our Administration has been very quiet - until this weekend. Even then, a mention of it became almost an afterthought. I am talking about the continual persecution of Christians and the vandalism and destruction of the buildings they worship in.
I have addressed this issue before. The carnage in the Middle East is wide spread and growing. The fighting is between the secular and the devout, tribes against tribes, and some very evil people against the very few Christians who live in the area. What irritates me the most out of what is happening in the Middle East, is the continual war on Christianity. This is an outrage.
On Friday, The Huffington Post reported the following:
"It's unclear how many churches have been affected during violence that has left more than 600 dead, but several non-governmental agencies have cited at least 50 church attacks in cities including Cairo, Alexandria, Minya and Suez. Many churches have been burned to the ground. Much of the violence has been against Coptics, a religious minority that represents about 10 percent of the 84 million people in Egypt. Attacks against Anglican and Catholic churches as well as Christian schools also have been reported."
I am outraged when I see any house of worship, even with faiths I do not believe in, desecrated or destroyed. If an Islamic Mosque was burned to the ground in our country, I would be leading the charge to bring the perpetrator to justice. And yet, with the treatment of Christians and their houses of worship in many Middle Eastern and Northern African lands, the silence is not golden. The world seems to have lost its voice.
Is the purpose of burning churches to permanently drive Christians from certain parts of the world? Is there no tolerance for other faiths? On his recent trip to Africa, our President chided some in Africa for not being tolerant enough to gay people. However, when Christian churches are burned in other countries, we seem to not get the same message from him. My expectation is to have the strongest possible condemnation from both the United Nations and the Untied States. In addition, ALL foreign aid should be suspended until this practice stops!
It is time to ratchet up the rhetoric on this issue. These buildings belong to God - they are the House of God and should be treated as such. Let us be silent on this no longer.
I have addressed this issue before. The carnage in the Middle East is wide spread and growing. The fighting is between the secular and the devout, tribes against tribes, and some very evil people against the very few Christians who live in the area. What irritates me the most out of what is happening in the Middle East, is the continual war on Christianity. This is an outrage.
On Friday, The Huffington Post reported the following:
"It's unclear how many churches have been affected during violence that has left more than 600 dead, but several non-governmental agencies have cited at least 50 church attacks in cities including Cairo, Alexandria, Minya and Suez. Many churches have been burned to the ground. Much of the violence has been against Coptics, a religious minority that represents about 10 percent of the 84 million people in Egypt. Attacks against Anglican and Catholic churches as well as Christian schools also have been reported."
I am outraged when I see any house of worship, even with faiths I do not believe in, desecrated or destroyed. If an Islamic Mosque was burned to the ground in our country, I would be leading the charge to bring the perpetrator to justice. And yet, with the treatment of Christians and their houses of worship in many Middle Eastern and Northern African lands, the silence is not golden. The world seems to have lost its voice.
Is the purpose of burning churches to permanently drive Christians from certain parts of the world? Is there no tolerance for other faiths? On his recent trip to Africa, our President chided some in Africa for not being tolerant enough to gay people. However, when Christian churches are burned in other countries, we seem to not get the same message from him. My expectation is to have the strongest possible condemnation from both the United Nations and the Untied States. In addition, ALL foreign aid should be suspended until this practice stops!
It is time to ratchet up the rhetoric on this issue. These buildings belong to God - they are the House of God and should be treated as such. Let us be silent on this no longer.
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