The Unlevel Playing Ground of Religious Freedom

A board member of Coptic Solidarity is dismissing President Barack Obama's statement of support for Egypt's minority Christians as just "empty words."

At Monday's presidential debate, Obama said his administration has put "significant pressure" on Egypt's newly elected Islamic government to "take responsibility for protecting religious minorities."
But Coptic Solidarity's Halim Meawad says: "We consider those empty words. We haven't seen any action from the Obama administration. They are not exercising any pressure for the benefit or the advantage of the Coptic minorities."

Instead, he says the Obama administration actually appears to be drawing closer to an Egyptian government dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and more radical Islamists.  Meawad says, "Action is much louder than just words," and Coptic Christians are unaware of any U.S. pressure on their behalf.

Immediate Prayers Needed

Pray and Act Now for Iranian Pastor Facing the Death PenaltyPastor Youcef Nadarkhani Could Be Executed Any Day Now
We are asking for your urgent prayer and action for Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor who may be executed any day now if he continues to refuse to recant his faith in court.
Youcef is the pastor of a house church in Rasht, Iran, and was arrested in October 2009 for opposing the education practice that forces non-Muslim students to read the Quran in school. Youcef had argued that the Iranian constitution permits children to be raised in their parents' faith; however, for defying Iranian authorities, Youcef was charged with apostasy.
                   International Christian Concern at www.persecution.org

Think on These Things

 

"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught."

-J. C. Watts

The Blame Game

If you are not the man you ought to be, you are likely to blame your wife or your ancestors.  If you are not the young person you ought to be, you can always blame your parents.  If you are not the wife you ought to be, you may blame your husband or perhaps the children.

Sin being what it is, we would rather lay the blame on others.  We blame, blame, blame!  That is why we are where we are.  from Mornings with Tozer, by A. W Tozer. 

                     "And the man said, 'The woman . . . gave me of the tree, and I did eat'."
                                                                      Genesis 3:12