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."
Interfaith outreach in Indonesia: Head of Aceh ulama says "Christmas greetings by Muslims are clearly haram"
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
From Jihad Watch : But he did say it was okay for Christians to celebrate Christmas.
Hey, thanks, big guy. Islamic supremacism in modern, moderate Indonesia:
"Aceh Ulema Ban Xmas Celebrations," from OnIslam, December 17:
CAIRO – Muslim scholars in the Indonesian province of Aceh
have taken a strict position against celebrating Christmas, calling on
the government to shut down public New Year’s parties, including those
held in cafes, hotels and entertainment venues.
“Christmas greetings by Muslim are clearly haram, because they’re a
kind of acknowledgment,” Abdul Karim Syeikh, head of Banda Aceh’s Ulama
Consultative Council (MPU), an official body that advises the local
government on Islamic affairs, told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday,
December 17. “[Christian] New Year celebrations are not in Islamic teachings, as
we have our own new year to celebrate: Hijriyah New Year, which is
celebrated on the first day of Muharram,” Syeikh added.
The scholar’s opinion was based on a fatwa issued last November 12
banning both Christmas and New Year’s greetings and celebrations for
Muslims in the provincial capital.
