Saturday, August 17, 2013

Why democracy can never work in Egypt.







We hear the words continually:  "DEMOCRACY" and "FREEDOM".
They are to the political world what "ABRA-CAD ABRA" and "SHAZZAM" are to the world of magic.

Give the people access to the ballot box and, behold, a whole new society will emerge and nirvana will dawn.

Not so. The American Republic is 250 years old and has been democratic since its founding; the country of England is roughly a thousand years in the making and has had some sort of democratic government for half that time. Both these nations are Christian in their world outlook.
Egypt has a five thousand year history and has had ONE year of democratic rule. It is Islamist in it's philosophy and religion.

The twelve months is up, the army and the autocrats are back in charge and the ballots boxes are in storage.



Morsi will be a mummy by the time the Muslim Brotherhood get back in power. Bank on it.

Jubilate.

Ian


Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Egypt ... Up in smoke.





EGYPT.
All the warning signs were there. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood  supporters on the streets vowing to stay there until death.
Today, many hundreds had their death-wish fulfilled as the army and police forces moved in with  bulldozers, tear-gas and automatic weapons to clear the camps.

Chaos and carnage reign. Egypt's brief experiment with democracy seems to have flourished and faded within the space of a year.
Now what?

My own concern is for the eight million Coptic Christians who represent the world's oldest community of believers. They have been singled out for revenge by the Islamists for supporting the ouster of President Morsi.

Pray for them, as your brothers and sisters in Christ, for this is certainly the 'evil day' of which Paul speaks about in his epistle.

Ian



Monday, August 12, 2013

For your Summer reading. Arn and Cecelia.









My friend, Christine, in England has asked me where are the romances in my recommended Summer selection of books.

O.K. For my last in this mini-series on my favorite titles I suggest that you get hold of the "Road to Jerusalem." by Jan Guillou.

This is the first of a magnificent historical trilogy based in Scandinavia and Palestine during the period of the crusades.

The detail of the series and its historical accuracy make it an artistic  triumph; the romance between the principal characters, Arn and Cecelia, deliver emotional suspense to the level of Romeo and Juliet.

For myself, I revelled in the accounts of life in Medieval Convents and Monasteries and now I can't wait to watch the screen version
"ARN'.
If you decide to both read AND view I would appreciate your comments.
Better be quick. Fall is fast approaching.

Jubilate.

Ian