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A Conversation with a Coptic Christian
This afternoon I was running errands and stopped at a convenience store for gas. I rarely go to this particular station, as it’s a little out of my way, and everyone who works there has a middle eastern accent. You can call me prejudiced if you want, but I’ve become very wary of the muslims in my State, and frankly, I’d rather give my business to one of the locals if I have the choice.
I started to chat with the man behind the counter about the new Mediterranean restaurant that was opening across the street, and he said that he’d already eaten there, and the food was pretty good.
“Do they serve gyros?”, I said. “Yes,” he replied, “it’s a Greek restaurant, so the gyros taste a lot different than they do in my home country of Egypt.”
“Oh, you’re from Egypt? You must be pretty upset about the chaos that’s going on over there,” I said. “Yes,” he said, “I’m worried about my family.”
Being the ballsy chick that I am, I asked him directly, “What does your family think of the Muslim Brotherhood taking over power?”
“They’re not happy about it,” he said. “They are afraid that the muslims will be much worse than Mubarek was. Most people didn’t mind Mubarek. Unless you were causing trouble, he left you alone. I don’t hate muslims. I lived with them. But there are some that want to tell you what to do. And those make us scared.”
“I thought the Egyptians wanted democracy. Didn’t they understand that the Muslim Brotherhood would be just like a dictatorship?” I asked.
“The people do whatever the mullahs tell them to do. They don’t think for themselves. The mullahs tell them who to vote for, and that’s who they voted for. What you see on the news isn’t the whole story,” he said.
“Are you a Coptic Christian?” I asked.
“Yes,” he said, “and a lot of my people are trying to get out of Egypt now. My Dad says they will be okay. But, I don’t know…”
“Well, I’m glad you got out and that you are safe. I’ll pray for your family,” I said with a smile.
He beamed. “Thank you so much. Stop by again some time.”
“I will,” I replied.
And I plan to stop by more often. So much for my prejudice over the accent, huh? Who knew he was a Coptic Christian who’d come to America to escape a dictatorship and make a life for himself.
I don’t know the man’s family, but I’m certainly going to pray for their safety tonight. And I pray that he’s wrong about the muslims being worse than Mubarek.
Sadly, I don’t think he is.
Here’s another story about a Coptic Christian family escaping to the U.S.
Isn’t It Time You Called the Tolerant Left What It Really Is: Pure Evil
I highly recommend Lori Ziganto’s latest essay, “Demagoguing Rape, Exploiting Victims: The Degenerate Left Continues to Use and Abuse Women”.
First off, notice how Ziganto never, ever uses the word “liberals” — unlike many conservative writers who very stupidly employ the term the Tolerant Left wants people to use, when called a Leftist a “liberal” is like calling a cockroach a “hug-a-bug” or a crimmigrant an “undocumented worker”.
Secondly, see how she calls out the Tolerant Left (which she calls “The Degenerate Left”) for being, well, EVIL. Which they are. But, just as too many conservative writers feel some strange need to use the term “liberal” (because idiot editors possibly might make them) instead of the more accurate “Leftist”, many people shy away from discussing true evil in the world — which honest to goodness really does exist.
Evil, in fact, has a way of reconstituting itself and mobilizing its forces at various times in history. I firmly believe the militarized ideological death cult of Islam is pure Evil manifesting itself on Earth — and the havoc and destruction that Muslims have wrought on the face of the Earth is solid evidence of that. No true religion’s holy books or scriptures contain blueprints for the conquest of other people and the torture and execution of those who will not submit to the religion’s mastery. Just Islam — which is more “manifestation of evil” than “religion of peace”.
Is the “Tolerant Left” in this country evil? In a word, yes — and it’s suddenly no surprise why Leftists are so vocally supportive of Islam and forever rush to support projects like the Ground Zero Victory Mosque and other things that slap in the face of common decency. Islam and the Tolerant Left employ many of the same tactics; they both, in their own ways, declare jihads on their perceived enemies and stop at nothing to silence those who oppose them through intimidation and bullying.
The elite, agenda-driven media’s giving Rick Santorum Hell this week for saying back in 2008 that Satan is actively working to destroy the United States — but, you know what, he’s right. If you believe in a benevolent God and all the powers of Good, then you also believe in His Detractor and the forces of evil who seek to snuff out love’s light.
Who is the torch bearer of all that is good and just in the world and the biggest threat to those who serve the forces of evil today? America.
It’s pretty obvious that America’s under constant assault by the forces of evil — be they in the form of Islam or the Tolerant Left that acts as Islam’s Fifth Column here in the United States.
The older I get (and the more friends I have who have babies), the more horrified I am at how aggressively the Tolerant Left glorifies abortion. It’s sick that Leftists forever seek to obscure the fact that this is infanticide — the killing of a child developing within another person — by using euphemisms like “Choice”. If you are someone who ever cedes moral and strategic ground to the Leftists by saying “Choice”. please stop today. The correct term is “Pro-Abortion”, not “Pro-Choice”…and if we want to get really accurate, it’s “Murder” and not “Choice”.
“I murdered the baby that was growing inside me because I didn’t want to carry it to term, for whatever reason” is what someone should say instead of “I had an abortion because that was my Choice”.
You can argue all day about whether women should have a legal right to kill their babies (unborn or otherwise), but the REAL battle in this niche of the Culture War is actually being fought in the realm of semantics. The more you say “liberal” instead of Leftist or “Pro-Choice” instead of “Pro-Abortion”, the more you inch the ball just a little more in the Left’s favor…and in the case of infanticide/abortion, the more you remove the moral shame of using abortion as birth control.
Read Ziganto’s essay and think about it today (and every day, to be honest).
I’m a Democrat. Just Kidding!
No, this isn’t a parody. These people really ARE this stupid.
found on The Blaze
Technical Issues — Still Working on Resolving Them
We planned this move to a new server over President’s Day weekend so we could work out any bugs that arose during the move. Clearly, we’re still experiencing difficulties today — with the site coming and going and having trouble loading. Please be patient as we work this out.
It was necessary to move servers for a large number of reasons — but chiefly to have the chance to deal with better people who not only better know what they are doing but also who provide superior customer service and reliability. The sacrifice involved in moving to a better place is a few days where things act a little wonky on the technical side.
We expect everything to be running smoothly by tomorrow or the next day…so stay tuned, and know this absolutely had to happen for the site to continue because it was an untenable situation with our now former server host.
Pray Without Ceasing
If ever our country has needed its people to be praying, and praying hard, now is definitely one of those times! Please join us in coming before the Throne in support of one another.
Prayer Updates:
Baby Astor – Praise God! Astor is now in the process of getting off the morphine she was on while she had those tubes in her from being sedated for her first month of life. She is having troubles adjusting, and has to be taught the eating instincts she lost while on the tubes. A speech therapist has to work with her now to reteach her these eating instincts. Thankfully Astor is 100% regarding her survival. It’s now a matter of recovering from birth trauma. Please remember her family as they deal with the drama and trauma of insurance and seek appropriate care for Astor as she recovers.
Funding for HillBuzz – need at least 50 subscribers more to break even. Here is where I, Esther, make a plea for more of us to step up to the plate. We need faith, for sure, but we also need to be doing the work required. I am beseeching any of you readers who possibly can swing it to either subscribe or make a one time donation. Let’s support Kevin and the Herculean effort that is put into bringing HillBuzz to us on a daily basis. We are all truly blessed!
Please pray for:
* Lucianne Goldberg and her family on the loss of her son Joshua, who died in a fall around this time last year. This is a good reminder to be mindful of anniversaries of losses our loved ones have experienced as well.
* Caro – Husband has been diagnosed with cancer. Had to tell my children (on Feb. 12).
* The family, friends and admirers of Whitney Houston as they grieve her passing. Pray that God continues to use this tragic loss for good as was shown during her funeral service. Let’s also use this as a lesson for each of us to redeem the time, and be doing our best to fulfill our individual purposes in this life in service to others.
*Kevin – I would like to ask you to please pray for my good friend’s Aunt Margie — who is seriously ill and in a lot of pain.
* Vivian – I would like to pray to Jesus, my Lord and Savior, and thank Him for his sacrifice . I would ask Him to keep a hand on Barack Obama and instill within him wisdom and discernment.
* HopeandChange – Pray for our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters around the world.
* tyyyre – Please pray for my sister J. and husband both very ill, son having mental/drug problems and now in jail. Thank you.
* JackDonlan – I know some of you Hillbuzz guys are Catholic. The best prayer is the Holy Rosary, I pray it every day, almost every day.
* The Tamminator – Please pray for the surviving Fogel family members. http://hillbuzz.org/open-thread-whats-on-your-mind-25864
* CTmom – I would like prayer to know if I am supposed to run for office in my town and if so, what that office should be.
* coregis – January 16 I will have to go to jail for DUI; I am grateful that I have never hurt anyone, but I am sick, sad and lonely. I will have to leave my estranged wife and the kids to fend for their own. Please pray for me to give me strength and for my family.
* Sue – My neighbor and good friend, just lost her Dad and Mom is in poor health. Thanks.
* LaBonBon – I would also like to send out continuing prayers for the unemployed (myself included). Especially the older unemployed (myself included) who are at a further disadvantage.
* LaBonBon – My friend Sue F. just had mouth cancer surgery. The doctors removed five teeth and parts of bone. Her mouth is still too sore to talk. She is a wonderful person/friend. Prayers would be much appreciated.
* That we as a nation once again embrace the values upon which this nation was founded.
* That the election process identifies a candidate who will lead our countrymen back to our noblest selves and effectively address the needs of the nation. Recent weeks have proven that this race is far from over, and God has a way of working things out in a most unexpected manner.
* Protection for innocents along the U.S./Mexican border who are endangered by increasing violence there, and is moving further north. More bodies and body parts have been discovered on both sides of the border. It’s a virtual war zone.
* Protection, continued strength and courage for all patriots who are tirelessly working for the good of our country.
If you have requested prayer, we’d love to hear how God has been answering those prayers.
Have a prayer request? Post in the comments section. If you have left a prayer request recently and don’t see it listed above, please send it again. There were a couple of little hiccups in the last comment section of this topic, and I think we lost of couple. Sorry about that!
God bless!
Switchover to New Server in Progress — Be Patient With Interruptions
Just a quick note to update that the switch to the new server is underway now. We’ve lost a few posts it looks like from the last few days, but that’s about it.
This might take a while to sort out, and you might have some technical difficulties loading and reading the site through tomorrow, but I can’t even begin to tell you the joy I feel at being free from having to deal with the horrible people who run the hosting company we used until today. It is a joyous and liberating feeling to have such a weight lifted and to no longer have to be afraid of them deleting us for questioning their overbilling.
Tonight will be all about fixing whatever went awry during this switchover and regular programming looks like it can resume tomorrow. I believe almost everything from our archives made the transition over in good shape, but if something seems odd or wonky or you have trouble posting a comment or something, this is the reason why and it should resolve itself (or be resolved) shortly.
Thanks for your patience!
Rick Santelli: “You Can’t Buy Your Way Into Prosperity”
Three years ago today, President Obama signed the stimulus bill, a gigantic waste of our tax money that did nothing for the people of this country, but instead went into the pockets of Obama’s cronies and campaign bundlers. No has ever been able to track exactly where our money went, but you can be sure that it will never be returned to the people, and more than likely it went down a huge, smelly government drain with all of the other putrid waste that comes out of Washington.
Two days after the stimulus was signed, a brave man by the name of Rick Santelli gave a rant from the Chicago Exchange that was heard across the nation. Rick railed against the stimulus, screaming that it would “subsidize bad behavior”.
In the middle of his rant, Santelli uttered the most famous words of all: “We’re thinking about having a Chicago Tea party in July”. The floor erupted with whistles and cheers, and within hours, an American movement was born.
The Tea Party.
The only good thing that came out of the stimulus package was something that the Obama administration never expected: An angry, silent majority that woke up, realized that they’d been sold down the river, and who decided to fight back. Tea party groups quickly sprang up across the U.S., and this silent majority was silent no more.
Today, those same citizens have put down their signs, and are now working behind the scenes in communities everywhere, fighting to take our country back from the oppressive mandates that this administration has hoisted upon them.
Don’t you believe the media for one minute when they tell you that the tea party is dead. The party is stronger than ever, and they will not stop until the Obama administration and their marxist-like policies are stricken from this nation.
Watch Santelli’s historic rant, and remember that if it weren’t for the stimulus, the tea party never would have been born. Thanks for that, Mr. President!
