From A Friend In The Region: Middle East Being Shaken

Yet again it is an "interesting" time to be living in the Middle East. I believe as Christians our primary concern is always about the cause of the Gospel and some of these regime changes, even though they will quite possibly lead to more democratic institutions, could very well lead to more oppressive islamic regimes as the radical muslims may try to take advantage of the new situations. As much as I may prefer democracy to other forms of government, I am more concerned about the Gospel than a political ideology created by man. If there is a just absolute monarch who protects the freedom of religion, then I much prefer that to a democracy that leads to another Afghanistan being formed. Pray that whatever ³replaces² the regimes that have either fallen or which come down in the coming weeks, will actually cause the Kingdom of God to expand in the greatest possible way.