Tahrir Square and the citizens of Egypt provided a model for those of us who proclaim we live in the United States, “a Christian nation,” would be well to observe and follow.
As the counter protest of the government police instigated by the party of Egypt's President, Hosni Mubarak, sought to create violence amongst a peaceful protest Muslim’s and Christian formed a most unique and inspiration model that I would hope fundamentalist Christian in the our country, the United States, could and will follow. As Muslims gathered to offer prayers in the middle of the Square, the Christians formed a ring around the Muslims to protect them from outsiders as they prayed. Later on when Christians gathered to offer prayers of their own the Muslims responded in kind by forming a ring around the Christians so their prayers could go on uninterrupted. It was a moving and inspirational scene.
It’s time for us to respect all points of view, Muslim, Christian…even atheist. We all have sooner or later got to admit, at least from a religious point of view, that we just don’t have all the answers. Any, or all, of us could be wrong about our faith. Because we don’t have all the answers we have to give persons of other points of view respect to express their faiths with the same hope that fundamental Christians express their own.
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