New Posts For Thread: DANGEROUS SITUATION IN EGYPT.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.I would like to share a letter on the Internet from egypt. I have a Christian website for Christian networking, and there are continuously updates about terrible events in egypt. I have promised the writer that she is anonymous, but she hopes that thLeahI could not agree more. I hope everyone agrees. Forced conversion is wrong (but at least it can be undone) Forced female mutilation is wrong and permanent. The first just needs to be stopped, the second needs to be stopped and the people doing ithttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518770583#518770583LeahI could not agree more. I hope everyone agrees. Forced conversion is wrong (but at least it can be undone) Forced female mutilation is wrong and permanent. The first just needs to be stopped, the second needs to be stopped and the people doing itWed, 18 Apr 2012 18:34:14 -0500www.aina.org/news/20120417135935.htmAMSTERDAM -- A Lower House majority is demanding that Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal call his Egyptian counterpart to order on the kidnapping of Coptic girls in Egypt (AINA 1-25-2012).The demand is an initiative ofhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518766819#518766819www.aina.org/news/20120417135935.htmAMSTERDAM -- A Lower House majority is demanding that Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal call his Egyptian counterpart to order on the kidnapping of Coptic girls in Egypt (AINA 1-25-2012).The demand is an initiative ofWed, 18 Apr 2012 16:44:34 -0500Leahone:Many US citizens do a lousy job of speaking one language.And remember that "American" also refers to Canadians and Latin Americans, many of whom are bilingual.[/quote]Hey! Who you callin' "American"? We don't like that much up here. :Phttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518739215#518739215Leahone:Many US citizens do a lousy job of speaking one language.And remember that "American" also refers to Canadians and Latin Americans, many of whom are bilingual.[/quote]Hey! Who you callin' "American"? We don't like that much up here. :PWed, 18 Apr 2012 01:45:45 -0500True dat.Unfortunately, there isn't a word to denote people of the US only.... I'd use 'Yankees', but that might prove distressing to some of our less northerly fellow citizens, LOL!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518736889#518736889True dat.Unfortunately, there isn't a word to denote people of the US only.... I'd use 'Yankees', but that might prove distressing to some of our less northerly fellow citizens, LOL!Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:43:20 -0500Leahone:Many US citizens do a lousy job of speaking one language.And remember that "American" also refers to Canadians and Latin Americans, many of whom are bilingual.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518736633#518736633Leahone:Many US citizens do a lousy job of speaking one language.And remember that "American" also refers to Canadians and Latin Americans, many of whom are bilingual.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:22:26 -0500Tom, I'm going to take issue with ONE detail which your correspondant reports. I have also seen the imam's call for destroying the churches in KSA. Now I am neither a Muslim nor a Christian. But it is my understanding from the Muslims I know, thathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518692845#518692845Tom, I'm going to take issue with ONE detail which your correspondant reports. I have also seen the imam's call for destroying the churches in KSA. Now I am neither a Muslim nor a Christian. But it is my understanding from the Muslims I know, thatMon, 16 Apr 2012 18:01:02 -0500It is indeed a tragedy and a travesty that such violation of Egyptian law be allowed by the Egyptian courts : ((Here in the US we had a man who would have been a wonderful president - he was a wonderful Governor of Illinois. But as the first sentenchttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518692561#518692561It is indeed a tragedy and a travesty that such violation of Egyptian law be allowed by the Egyptian courts : ((Here in the US we had a man who would have been a wonderful president - he was a wonderful Governor of Illinois. But as the first sentencMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:50:30 -0500This is a follow up there is no doubt that Christians are being persecuted in Egypt, and the international community must react before it's too late, and diplomacy is no longer an option, I have promised her anonymity and share her messages,Dear TomIhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518690635#518690635This is a follow up there is no doubt that Christians are being persecuted in Egypt, and the international community must react before it's too late, and diplomacy is no longer an option, I have promised her anonymity and share her messages,Dear TomIMon, 16 Apr 2012 16:50:00 -0500haha. Here you can drive an hour,, then you must switch languages.Yes, our tax is 50%, but you get tax deduction if you contribute to charity, or buy a house etc. But instead we have free education, health care, pension,if you get a baby, the state phttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518479739#518479739haha. Here you can drive an hour,, then you must switch languages.Yes, our tax is 50%, but you get tax deduction if you contribute to charity, or buy a house etc. But instead we have free education, health care, pension,if you get a baby, the state pWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:34:43 -0500I agree! Democracy cannot work unless people are fed and educated. An empty belly will talk louder than any reason....No, this isn't totally off topic - for your writer spoke of the illiterate and ignorant (they are NOT 'stupid'!) who can be connedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29050265/DANGEROUS_SITUATION_IN_EGYPT.?post_id=518479527#518479527I agree! Democracy cannot work unless people are fed and educated. An empty belly will talk louder than any reason....No, this isn't totally off topic - for your writer spoke of the illiterate and ignorant (they are NOT 'stupid'!) who can be connedWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:09:52 -0500