Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Sabah churches demand action against anti-Christian frenzy by Bob Teoh
Sunday, February 24, 2013
KOTA KINABALU, Wed -- In a hard hitting Sabah churches want the
government to act decisively against the latest round of anti-Christian
frenzy. "We see the increasingly provocative attacks against the Malay
language Bible - Alkitab - by certain quarters as a direct attack on the
rights of bumiputra Christians in Sabah to religious freedom as
enshrined in both the Sabah and the Federal Constitution," Rev Datuk
Jerry Dusing, chairman of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship
Commission of Sabah Affairs (NECF COSA) said."We, therefore, urge the authorities to act immediately against such
groups and individuals to the full extent of the law before the
anti-Christian frenzy gets out of hand," he said in a statement. Dusing said it must be remembered that Sabah has always enjoyed
complete religious freedom since time immemorial. Sabah was guaranteed
certain safeguards known as the 20-points as a condition for the
formation of Malaysia. It is no coincidence that the first of these
twenty points pertains to religious freedom. He also said the majority of Christians in Malaysia are Malay
speaking bumiputras mainly in Sabah and Sarawak whose use the Alkitab as
their Bible for their liturgy and devotional reading. As many East
Malaysians are working or studying Peninsular Malaysia, the Alkitab is
also extensively used by them over there. Any attack on the Alkitab is
an affront to their faith and religious liberty. "We now see our religious freedom yet again under threat as the
anti-Christian frenzy threatens to get out of hand. A right wing Malay
group has even called for Bibles, including the Alkitab to be seized and
burned. This is irresponsible and incendiary hate speech," said.Although he did not name the group, he was referring to Perkasa which made the threat three days ago. The statement also said another Muslim group (Pembela) has also
called for the halt to the printing of the Alkitab. It added that
indeed, it was the Cabinet itself that decided in 2011 to allow for the
continued printing and distribution of the Alkitab as part of its
so-called 10-point solution to the Allah controversy. "This is another attempt to deprive bumiputra Christians of their Holy Scriptures," the statement said.NECF COSA also highlighted the call for a ban on the distribution of
the Alkitab in public universities and said it must be remembered there
are many bumiputra Christians from East Malaysia studying and teaching
in such universities. "They use the Alkitab as their personal Bibles. This Alkitab ban only
serves to deprive bumiputra Christians their right to their Holy
Scriptures. This very right is fundamental to religious freedom," it
said. The statement said if such unwarranted provocation against bumiputra
Christians are left unchecked it militates against the very concept of
1Malaysia of putting people first. "It is time for such promises to be fulfilled. Otherwise, we may to
turn out to be a nation divided by religious hatred perpetrated by
irresponsible elements. There is no place for such extremists in our
beloved homeland," it added. MYsinchew
