tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449394908745350694.post7095983189746405500..comments2023-11-28T07:18:25.736+00:00Comments on Reflecting by the shore: Arab spring or Christian autumn?JIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158853419477455984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449394908745350694.post-81802529477253874172011-05-09T22:19:18.466+01:002011-05-09T22:19:18.466+01:00Interesting in the light of today's news from ...Interesting in the light of today's news from Egypt. But the Lord can sustain Christians through the difficulties - that is well reported too.David C Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891468618584742601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449394908745350694.post-90826566675031589082011-05-09T13:36:07.147+01:002011-05-09T13:36:07.147+01:00I was watching the news on BBC and CNN ab...I was watching the news on BBC and CNN about the violence in Cairo against Coptic Christians . Its really a serious matterAmritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887884977787790642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449394908745350694.post-83102843162689420652011-05-08T20:59:10.513+01:002011-05-08T20:59:10.513+01:00Hi Joseph,
Thanks for your visit. You are right. ...Hi Joseph,<br /><br />Thanks for your visit. You are right. There are very few secular democracies in the Middle East, one of them being Turkey. The founder of modern Turkey - Ataturk - imposed secularism on his country and entrusted the military to keep it that way. I do think it is quite difficult for democracy to work in Muslim countries because the whole concept is quite un-Islamic in many ways.<br /><br />The way Egypt and Tunisia are going after their uprisings, I'm not very optimistic. Already Islamic political groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, who are far more organised and well funded than other groups, are beginning to play a bigger role in politics. So much for the "Arab spring" and the flowering of democracy and human rights in the Middle East! We are likely to see more political Islam in North Africa in the future, and that doesn't bode well for minorities like the Christians.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />JI.JIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158853419477455984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449394908745350694.post-52502374479758245212011-05-08T19:01:51.690+01:002011-05-08T19:01:51.690+01:00Hi JL,
You are absolutely right. Islamic countrie...Hi JL,<br /><br />You are absolutely right. Islamic countries do not tolerate other religions. For Muslims the government and the religion are one and the same.<br /><br />Jesus said = GIVE UNTO GOD WHAT IS GOD'S AND TO CAESAR WHAT IS DUE UNTO CAESAR - clearly separating religion from Government. We did have problems when some Pope's did not understand this clearly and tired to interfere in the running of the government.<br /><br />I firmly believe that we need a person like George Bush to free the Muslim world of Islamic domination and give them a true democratic government.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />JosephJoseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.com