According to a report in Algemeiner, and reported by WND.com, numerous sources reported protesters in Egypt were crucified on trees. From a translated Egyptian site: The Sky News correspondent in Cairo that the Arab protesters belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood crucified opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi naked on the trees in front of the presidential palace, while torturing others. Other demonstrators also closed doors Brotherhood Media Production City in the October 6, and assaulted the well-known journalists. They chanted during the demonstration against Chairman Lafraain Canal Tawfiq Okasha and call them to “inform the corrupt remnants”, and a number of them attacked the editor of Media seventh day Khaled Salah. Witnesses said groups of members of the Muslim Brotherhood and arrived at a number of buses and private cars carrying banners attacking “media sedition.” These had to divide themselves into groups took some prevent entry and exit to and from the city of production.[All translation from Arabic via Google translater.]
Mixed-doubles tennis as a metaphor for marriage
The Olympics brought tennis to my mind for the first time since, oh, Wimbledon two weeks prior. But, as the games progressed producing Serena Williams as the first person in history to win all four Grand Slam events and capture Olympic gold medals in singles and doubles tennis, it set me to thinking about mixed doubles tennis as a metaphor for marriage. I’m sure more examples could be drawn, but here are a few. 1. Each person must serve. In mixed doubles each player must rotate the opportunities to serve. If you are the man with the most dominant serve in the world, you are not allowed to be the only one to serve. In marriage each must serve. There is no place for slavery in marriage. 2. Each has the same objective. Both players should have only one goal: to win. If either player has self-promotion or reputation as a goal over winning, the team will not be able to perform to maximum capacity. Similarly, in marriage both husband and wife must be of one mind. For Christ followers the kingdom of God should be the priority, followed by their roles of ministry in it.