There are very troubling signs of growing anti-Semitism at
the highest levels of Egyptian leadership. A video has recently been aired
showing Egypt’s new president Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s choice
candidate, attending a sermon in the Mediterranean town of Marsa Matruh during
which the preacher called for the "destruction and dispersal of the
Jews." In one of the responsive prayers, the cleric beseeched God to "destroy
the Jews and their supporters and disperse them, rend them asunder." Morsi
is then seen continuing to say Amen. This video was broadcasted to the nation.
We are commanded by the God of the Bible to “pray for the
peace of Jerusalem.” The kind of prayers being prayed in Egyptian mosques by
its religious and governmental leaders will bring peace to no one.
It is increasingly obvious that the result of removing
brutal dictatorships throughout the Middle East now threatens the longest
standing democracy in that region, the State of Israel. While millions of
lovers of democracy around the world prayerfully, financially and militarily
supported the “Arab Spring”, we now face a new choice. Will we sit idly by and
accept anti-Semitism simply because a majority population embraces it? Or, will
we loudly voice our belief in the moral code that our own democracy was founded
upon: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Majority of
opinion does not supersede the necessity of Godly morals as we practice true
democracy.
U.S. tax dollars by the billions continue to be poured into
countries that are calling for the destruction of our best ally in the region.
We cannot let our silence give tacit support to the enemies of peace.
Be informed. Speak up. And most importantly, pray for the peace
of Jerusalem.
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