That was yesterday.
By evening I had noticed…
- The US Embassy in Cairo was attacked.
- Israel’s Primer Minister couldn’t get a visit scheduled with the US President.
- An American Consulate in Libya was attacked.
Middle East
Where in Egypt Is Mary?
No, not Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Mary, the sister of Jesus. (No, I don’t personally know that for sure.)
This particular Mary was abducted in Egypt in June 2007.
Alas, her case isn’t unique in that part of the world. But I highlight her to remind us: Read it all
Black Ethiopian Christians in Saudi Arabia
Something about that combination of words seems to portend bad news.
But despite the fact that bad news markets well in our day (“If it bleeds, it leads”), a fast search shows this one not getting much attention out there:
Why is Christian persecution in Saudi Arabia ignored?Read it all
Christians Driven from Homs, Syria?
Wishing a special fate on anti-Christian persecutors
According to Wikipedia, Homs has the second highest concentration of Christians in Syria.
Had.
According to several other sources, Christians have been driven from Homs. Read it all
No School Today
What if this were in Arizona?
Or Texas?
Or Washington State?
Or one of China’s or Russia’s border provinces? Read it all
Headlines: March 7, 2012
In my scope today. No, I didn’t read all of the stories all the way through.
Disclaimer, Jr: The story featuring President Obama isn’t to bash him, but to call attention to Israel’s peril.
Disclaimer III: The two non-linked headlines are thus because I think some of the marginal stories and photos are not necessary for me to link to, even indirectly. Read it all
Netanyahu’s Bible Study
If the man is a Christian or interested in becoming one, I can understand a Bible study.
Otherwise, I wonder if this is being called something it isn’t.
After all, a practicing Jew doesn’t accept the Bible as a whole, does he?
Makes me wonder: Will this study even be using Bibles? Genuine, sixty-six-book, two-testament Bibles? Read it all