Thoughts on the Middle East Revolutions

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.

(more…)

Christian Persecution Worldwide: Part 5 (United States)

We enjoy a great amount of religious freedom in the United States; it’s something we should never take for granted, and something we should always defend. That’s why it’s disconcerting to read about the Fromms, a Christian couple from California who were recently fined for holding a Bible study in their home, allegedly in violation of their city’s “zoning regulations.”

“Nobody should be able to tell us what we can do in our home,” Stephanie Fromm said. “Since when do we have to qualify who we have at our house and what we’re doing?”