In response to the question

What are we doing to help the threatened Christian communities of Eastern Indonesia, our near neighbour? Or the Muslim Kurds in Iran? Or the aboriginals of Malaysia? Or the Copts of Egypt?

Athanasius wrote:

The Copts of Egypt do not desire western armies to go to war over them with Islam. Last time the west did that the crusaders killed as many oriental Christians in the villages as Muslims. Needless to say that if it becomes nation against nation (ie:America against Egypt-which it won’t because they are close allies anyway) then there will be Christians serving on both sides. The Copt try to live in peace with all people and do not raise armies or militants.

If no one has noticed yet the ‘war’ against Afghanistan and Iraq has not been won and more troops are about to be poured into the fray. Yesterdays suicide bombing in Iraq shows what we are up against where a suicide bomber chose to take out 16 children receiving chocolate from one american soldier just to get to the American soldier. Plus another ten civilians were killed presumable women and men non combatants.

One cannot go to war against suicide bombers, their choice means they win every time. By devastating more and more villages in those countries we will however make -more- suicide bombers who live amongst us in the West.

Then there is Palestine which needs to have justice and a homeland. Not till these things happen will we see an end to suicide bombers.

God grant peace in our time.

Peace and grace.

Athanasius