Current Events – Page 89

Thoughts on the Middle East Revolutions

Oct 25, 2011JerryCurrent Events, Global IssuesEgypt, Gadhafi, Guest Post, Libya, Middle East, Syria, Tunisia

The following is a guest post from Adrianne Redding. Adrianne is currently studying Political Science at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Gadhafi is dead.

Syria is still embroiled in conflict.

The people of Yemen are always protesting.

Egypt won their fight against Mubarak.

Tunisia, the country that started the chain reaction, completed their revolution almost a year ago.

The unrest that is growing in the Middle East will have lasting effects, no matter which way the revolutions flow.

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Verdict as Early as Today for Iranian Pastor

Oct 10, 2011JerryCurrent EventsChristian Persecution, Iran, Youcef Nadarkhani

No doubt many of you have been following the story of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani—the Christian pastor who could face the death penalty for renouncing Islam. A verdict in Nadarkhani’s case could come as early as today, according to Mission Network News. It has also been reported that his case was referred to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, who “has ultimate authority in the Islamic republic.” Please join us in prayer that Pastor Nadarkhani would be spared the death penalty and released from prison.

Pastor Yousef Nardarkhani faces execution on trumped-up charges.

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal an Unnecessary Distraction

Sep 20, 2011JerryCurrent Events, ValuesDon't Ask Don't Tell

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been on the books for almost twenty years. President Clinton signed it into law as a compromise to allow homosexuals to serve in the military without facing harassment or discrimination. General James Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, has testified in favor of it before Congress; and a survey of U.S. Marines shows that the majority favor keeping the policy in place. With that in mind, ending it just doesn’t make sense.

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