Anyone enjoy the President's speech on Egypt?

[Sky Dancer]

I thought it was inspiring!

I'm so happy Mubarek is gone.

 

[California Girl]

Will you be happy if Egypt becomes another Iran?

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - purt soon dey all gonna be holdin' hands an' singin' Jesus Loves Me...

In Egypt, Muslims and Christians embrace peace
15 Feb.`11 - Sucking down glasses of sweet tea and strong coffee, they drape arms around one another and talk of how well they get along. They live in a neighborhood dotted with mosques and churches, and grew up like brothers, they say.

Another thing they agree on is the toppling of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who left office Friday after 18 days of anti-government protests. The country is now being run by the military, which called for an end to protests Monday after having dissolved a parliament full of Mubarak cronies. "It's excellent what's happening," said Nasraddin Mustafa, 55, a decorator and friend of Shnouda's. "Christians and Muslims are the same. ... There will now be more safety and more friendship between Christians and Muslims."

The revolutionary solidarity in the cafe was shaken, however, when the subject of the Muslim Brotherhood came up. "If the Brotherhood takes control, I will be the first to leave the country," said Baha al-Rashid, 40, a driver playing backgammon. The Brotherhood, a strictly Islamic political party, is the country's most organized opposition group. Some Christians fear that if it gains more influence, it will impose sharia, or Islamic law, and forbid them from practicing their faith.

"Neither Christians nor Muslims like them, because they are a group with their own ideas, but the rest of the Muslims are good with Christians," said Eid Ibrahim, 41, also a driver and a Christian. Egypt has about 8 million Christians, the largest Christian population in the Middle East. Most belong to the Coptic Orthodox church ("Coptic" means "Egyptian"). The faith has been in Egypt for 2,000 years, they say.

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