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."
Islamic Republic of Iran: Imprisoned ex-Muslim pastor’s children denied education because they won’t study Quran
Saturday, October 05, 2019
Imprisoned Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani
Jihad Watch : “Imprisoned Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has gone on a hunger
strike to protest the regime’s attempt to bar his children from
completing their education because they refuse to study Islam and read
the Quran…..The policy requires all students to take a course on the
Quran.”
Nadarkhani’s suffering as an apostate highlights the lack of human rights for Christians and religious minorities in Shia Iran. “Nadarkhani was first arrested in 2009 for protesting the same
education policy that is penalizing his children today.” His case
attracted international intention and drew outrage, leading to Iran
fabricating charges against him, much like what is done in Pakistan
against Christians who suffer persecution by means of trumped-up charges
of blasphemy.
In 2011,
when international protests mounted against “the possible execution of
Youcef Naderkhani….Iran’s state-supported Fars News Agency claimed…that
Youcef Naderkhani’s charges are ‘rape’ and ‘repeated extortion.’” The
regime added further fake accusations of his “acting against national
security.” “Nardarkhani tried to ensure his children were recognized as
Christians before he was sent back to prison in 2018 so they wouldn’t
have to take Islamic studies. However, the matter has yet to be
resolved.”
Nadarkhani’s life, like those of many other apostates, has been
marked by suffering since his conversion to Christianity 10 years ago,
and there is no end in sight. Meanwhile, Islamic states and Islamic
supremacists force their “Islamophobia” canard upon the world, while the
human rights of Christians and other minorities are trampled under the
mantra “Islam is a religion of peace.”
According to Open Doors USA, which monitors persecution in dozens of
countries, Christians are prohibited from sharing their faith with
non-Christians. Additionally, Muslims are not allowed to visit church
services. Christians that do reach out to non-Christians run the risk of
having their churches closed by authorities. “Imprisoned Iranian pastor’s kids denied school certificates for refusing to study Islam,” by Samuel Smith, Christian Post, October 1, 2019:
