According to the Arkansas News Bureau, “Secretary of State Mark Martin predicted 7 percent voter turnout” and that “13,707 of the state’s 1,542,282 registered voters in Arkansas cast ballots during the early voting period that began Nov. 1 and ended today.” Polls close at 7:30 p.m. this evening.
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.
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.
