Posted in International Affairs, Religious Liberty on Oct 10th, 2011
The Arab spring has turned into a chilly winter, especially for the Christians. The Egypt security forces killed at least 24 Christians who were demonstrating against the discrimination of Christians, against the burning of churches, against the slandering of Christians on state television, et cetera. Now let me guess what will not happen next: There […]
Posted in International Affairs on Sep 27th, 2011
Second@s Plus, a lobby group in Switzerland consisting of mostly Muslim immigrants, demand that Switzerland removes the cross from the nation’s flag. They will run a campaign in October against this Christian symbol which they consider unfit in today’s multicultural Switzerland. They consider the flag offensive to Muslims. This has caused a heated debate. But […]
Posted in International Affairs on Aug 25th, 2011
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has made a brilliant analysis in the Wall Street Journal of the riots in the UK recently. He writes: “It took everyone by surprise. It should not have. … Britain is the latest country to pay the price for what happened half a century ago in one of the most […]
Posted in International Affairs, Religious Liberty on Mar 31st, 2011
Democracy, human rights and freedom are not destinations you arrive at. We mustn’t take these for granted – they can be lost. President Ronald Reagan wrote: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on […]
Posted in International Affairs on Mar 31st, 2011
Dictatorships always fall – sooner or later. The Arab world consists of various kinds of dictatorships, where Islam is a basis in the legal systems. The desire for freedom is shared by all people, regardless of race, religion or gender. Therefore, it is no wonder that we now witness demonstrations and revolts in non-free Muslim […]