To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (757984 ) 12/15/2013 4:11:16 PM From: joseffy Respond to of 1578704 Mr. Obama’s Deafening Silence ......................................................................................... Townhall.com ^ | December 15, 2013 | Michael Youssef In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”– Martin Luther King, Jr. I wish that Mr. Obama had heeded the wise words of Dr. King regarding “silence,” but alas, when it comes to the persecution of Christians around the world , he has not. One longs to hear a word of compassion from our president for Christians who are being killed or mutilated, and for the churches being destroyed—some of them ancient churches with great historic significance. One would love to hear a word of sympathy for Christians burned alive or crucified in Nigeria, Central African Republic, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Pakistan; or a simple word of concern for the Christians being persecuted in earnest in more than sixty countries. One would love to hear even the mildest of protests against the Iranians (for whom he lifted sanctions) on behalf of tortured and imprisoned pastors, such as Pastor Saeed . One would have expected his conscience, as an act of integrity, to compel him to some modest level of fair-mindedness—if anything just to balance the advice he receives from the Muslim Brotherhood, the now-outlawed terrorist organization in Egypt. But all we hear is the sound of silence. Mr. President, if you claim to be a Christian and a friend of Christians, like Dr. King, then please heed his advice and break your silence. We all know the mainstream media and the ACLU will go after Christians with a vengeance, depriving them of any right of the public expression of their faith. At the same time, those groups will maintain the silence of cowards in the face of Islamist tyranny.