tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post230893517077594558..comments2024-03-29T22:00:02.999+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Praying for EgyptPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-12473901352027577242011-02-13T10:56:21.270+13:002011-02-13T10:56:21.270+13:00I found it most interesting that the protesters in...I found it most interesting that the protesters included people from the local Coptic Church. This does not indicate that there would be an expectation of a militant Islamic takeover in the wake of Mubarak's resignation.<br /><br />As you say, Peter, our prayers need to be directed towards a peaceful transition, whatever that might mean in the way of the implementation of a democratic government. Traditional Islamic tenets do not include the intentionality of militant rule. You can have that - as has happened in Egypt - without any overtly fundamentalist religious agenda.<br /><br />I am mindful of the visit of Assisi's Saint Francis to the Sultan, who, impressed by the simplicity of Francis' Gospel appeal for peace, entertained him to dinner before letting him go.Father Ron Smithhttp://kiwianglo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com