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======Civil War in Libya - What to Do? ...======
Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Currently, our media are full with the events in
the Arabic world, in particular in Libya these days. After years of
stagnation all the Arabic countries are on the move now ... with people
who want to improve their life!
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**Despots and the people ...**
The political situation between the Arabic world and Europe or the western
world is highly difficult. Countries in northern Africa do not have freedom
of speech or freedom of religion. They consider themselves to be Muslim
countries. That makes things quite complicated. In Christian countries,
people of Muslim faith can live and practice, they can invite people to faith
and try to grow their communities. All this is not possible in Arabic countries
for Christian communities.
The relationship of the western world to the Arabic states are made difficult
by the situation that we have many despotic governments there. Doing business
with a country always seems to support the despots. Also, the west has
delivered weapons, military planes and a lot of things which are now used
against the population in the hand of the government.
Now, with violent conflicts in Libya, is it needed to use force to help those
who try to fight for freedom? The west hesitates, and that is good! It is
extremely difficult to intervene, and it seems we have the choice between two
bad things here: do something and be made responsible for the death which
we cause when we try to prevent death, or do nothing and be responsible for
a lot of death as well - by doing nothing.
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**Christian Faith in Libya? ...**
Currently, Christian faith is strongly and violently suppressed in almost all
northern African states. Christians are persecuted. Christian organizations
are thrown out of the country. Christian communities are investigated, put
into prison and are forbidden to meet. It is a big tragedy, which has been
happening here for many decades now!
Let us continue to pray for peace for the Arabic world. Let us continue to
pray for openness to reason and to faith - faith in God, and faith in Jesus.
Let us continue to pray for change! The despots and the suppression of
reason cannot stay forever.
Prayer will give us the strength to find reasonable steps to support
peace, growth, prosperity and freedom in northern Africa. There are many things
to do on all political levels which we have - nationally, internationally, and
with the various organizations which are already active here.
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