{"id":606,"date":"2011-02-21T11:32:47","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T11:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/02\/one-hope-for-libya.html"},"modified":"2011-02-21T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T11:32:47","slug":"one-hope-for-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/02\/one-hope-for-libya.html","title":{"rendered":"One Hope for Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Libyan protesters are celebrating in the streets of Benghazi today. They claim they&#8217;ve secured control <span>&nbsp;<\/span>the country&#8217;s second largest city. Bloody fighting and anti-government demonstrations have also spread Tripoli, the capital. Protestors have gathered in the city&#8217;s main square. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\">The government is digging in its heels. Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s son vowed today that security forces would fight &#8220;until the last bullet.&#8221;<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Protesters are demanding Gadhafi&#8217;s ouster are presently staging new marches in the capital&#8217;s main Green Square and at the leader&#8217;s residence. This will likely spark a new round of violence. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>&#8220;God, we pray for a hasty, peaceful transformation in Libya. Remove the blight of terror and treacherous leadership over that nation.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>In Jesus&#8217; name&#8230;&#8221; <\/strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libyan protesters are celebrating in the streets of Benghazi today. They claim they&#8217;ve secured control &nbsp;the country&#8217;s second largest city. Bloody fighting and anti-government demonstrations have also spread Tripoli, the capital. Protestors have gathered in the city&#8217;s main square. The government is digging in its heels. 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