Unless you are living life sans media, you are likely aware of the happenings in Egypt. Pundits across the globe are opining on the situation.
Early on, Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cohorts made all the right noises. In April 2012, as Egypt was preparing for its first elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, leading Muslim Brotherhood figures—including the Islamist political group’s chief strategist, Khairat el-Shater—held convivial conversations with a visiting delegation of U.S. lawmakers. As one member of that congressional group reported to me then: “They all go out of their way to say what we want to hear. They are going to fully protect women’s rights, minority rights, the constitutional assembly. They all made great pains to emphasize, without being asked—Shater included—that they will respect all international agreements.”
Above all, Shater, a successful businessman (and at the time Morsi’s superior), and the other Muslim Brotherhood leaders indicated that they wanted to make Egypt prosperous, and to accomplish this they would have to compromise their dreams of immediately installing a narrow form of sharia, or religious rule, as the law of the land.
This is the money quote - at least for me.
They all go out of their way to say what we want to hear.
It is the takeaway that needs to implant itself into our minds and hearts. Egypt is a land of “if onlys.” What a shame they did not teach the downfall of the Episcopal church to the youth. They may have been better prepared to deal with the snakes in the grass that rose up to do exactly what snakes do - bite you and consume you. Think my analogy is too harsh? Over the top? Really? Let’s review.
The Episcopal Church is a break away organization that sprung from the loins of the Church of England; itself a break away organization that sprung from the loins of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Episcopal Church (ECUSA) recognizing strength in numbers, was a voluntary association of dioceses (where the real power lies or use to lie) into a loosely formed structure. Its foundation was Scripture and that foundation was coded into its framework. Over the years, like a snake shedding its skin, ECUSA allowed activists a toehole (nosehold?) in the tent. They confused popularity with love. They substituted activist propagandafor theology. They allowed an elected figurehead to become a dictator. They convinced (or co-opted) the judicial system into believing a voluntary association is a life long prison (much like the Roach Motel.) And how did they do this?
They all go out of their way to say what we want to hear.
Day after day we find this scenario played out like an eternally looped clip of Lucy pulling the football out from Charlie Brown.
Our political parties are no different. In fact, the two party political system seems to rely on lies and propaganda. How many propaganda spewing politicians like Marco Rubio will it take before America opens its eyes to the logs that float freely in our eyes? Mr. Todd seems to fall into the category of the deceived when he makes this statement:
“The administration should do what it has not done, and rip Morsi and the old MB guard for trying to set up majoritarian democracy and that runs roughshod over minority concerns,” says Gerecht. “We have little financial leverage here—except through the military. But we should use the bully pulpit. It may be a bit late, but better late than never. The administration needs to take Egyptian civil society seriously.”
Exactly where has Mr. Todd been these last five years. Did he sleep through Fast and Furious? Obamacare? Bengahzi, IRS scandals, Tromping of the First Amendment? Loss of Privacy? General governance through dictatorial fiat? What other time did over a million people gather - peacefully - and the leadership of the country and the MSM either ignored them or attacked them?
Yes, there are lessons here for Egypt - ones they should learn and inwardly digest. Hopefully, the first lesson is to watch what they do and not be seduced by what they say. Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear should have seen this coming in Egypt. There were enough reports that everyone should have knownMorsi’s true allegiance was to the Muslim brotherhood. Here in the states, the whitewash was on to cover up the real Muslim Brotherhood. Our willingness to be seduced is arrogance. The price that was paid in Egypt was costly. It will be most unfortunate if we allow the sting of the delusion to fade.
Delusions are dangerous. They lull us into forgetting there really is such a thing as truth and actions have consequences. If more churches follow ECUSA’s lead and become social organizations, they too will experience eye popping decline.
If the people do not impress upon the leadership the need to open its eyes to the dictatorial role government has assumed, our republic will cease to be a land of laws governed by and for the people. May the lessons of Egypt be taken to heart - around the globe.
They all go out of their way to say what we want to hear.
Make it the second most important thing you teach your children.
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