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Eye on the World: widespread protests
Violent protests continued this week across much of the world, especially the Middle East and Africa, in response to a low-budget film/movie trailer made in the United States that depicts Islam and its founder Mohammed in a bad light. Violent protests began in Egypt and Libya last week, and included the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya and thirteen others at the US Consulate in Benghazi. Demonstrations turned violent for the first time in Indonesia and Afghanistan as rioters targeted US embassies and other American symbols. The movie trailer titled “Innocence of Muslims,” is is believed to have been made by a small group of individuals and has been condemned by the World Council of Churches.
How can those who yearn to see peace in the Middle East, and around the world, respond to the movie trailer and the surrounding protests?
One place to start is by reminding ourselves that God’s will for His children is peace and stability — not hateful rhetoric, unchecked zeal, or violence against another. Prayer purifies our motives, and God’s gentle correction precludes any thinking or acting that arises from a desire to harm or denigrate. This is the kind of prayer that heals hate, violence, and religious conflict.
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