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Eye on the World: Tuesday, June 19, 2012
UPDATE: Egyptian military says it will hand power to president
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner of the country’s first competitive presidential race on Monday. Egypt’s ruling military council promised to hand power to the elected president by the end of June – but it also made a declaration earlier in the weekend giving itself sweeping new legislative powers and removing the president’s oversight over the military. The move was denounced by opposition groups as a “coup” and observers say Egypt’s transition to democracy is in jeopardy.
“Fearless prayer for North Africa and the Middle East,” written shortly after President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster last spring, explains how each of us can pray to support inclusive and honest political processes in Egypt and elsewhere. The author writes, “Our insistence on the presence of this one Mind, guiding all toward peace and justice, will lead to solutions that are satisfying and complete.”
NEW: Markets react to Greek elections
The center-right New Democracy party won a legislative election in Greece on Sunday. The party supports Greece remaining in the Eurozone, and its victory eased fears that Greece would leave the currency union. But by Monday worries had shifted again to Spain, whose banks are in trouble over loans tied to declining real estate prices.
“Prayer about austerity in the Eurozone” discusses the uplifting effect prayer can have on the global economy. Prayer can – and does – teach us more about God’s abundant care for His children, leading to inspired answers that stabilize finances and bless everyone involved.
NEW: What’s a bachelor’s degree worth?
A generation ago, a bachelor’s degree was the hallmark of a readily employable adult – but now it may be losing its value, even as the price of a college education soars. Employers are scrutinizing bachelor’s degrees more closely, and some students are turning to more-specialized certificate courses or to accelerated master’s degree programs.
“Your intrinsic worth and unlimited potential” reminds us that God gives us the ability to succeed – even if we don’t know where (or whether) to pursue a post-secondary education, or how to advance in a vocation. Prayer can have a calming, uplifting effect on larger educational systems as well.