Charles
2012-01-05 11:58:02

Tom, the simple fact that a centuries-old church is a visible public building does not have any relevancy when discussing the realities of Egypt’s every day life. The Christians in Egypt are being systematically squeezed out by an intolerant culture that has been emboldened by the recent post-Mubarak success of the Muslim Brotherhood. While there will be no “official” policy that condemns Christians and other religions, the reality on the street will be very different.

I think it would be splendid if President Obama would embark on an “interfaith outreach” and send Eck and her wife to Egypt and Nigeria on a fact finding tour. I’m sure this dynamic duo would report back to congress that the Christians in these countries should have all foreign aid cut off for having provoked the peace loving Muslims by not respecting sharia, by failing to preach/promote acceptance of gay marriage and refusing to allow pedophiles positions as Boy Scout leaders.