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."
Burkina Faso: Muslims murder 24 Christians in attack on church worship service
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Pastors Burkino Faso
Jihad Watch : There is an ongoing genocide of Christians in Africa. The world yawns. When nearly 50 Muslims were gunned down in New Zealand, the World went apeshit!! So where the fuck is the outrage when Muslims slaughter Christians on a daily basis?
“BREAKING: Church Attack Kills 24 In Burkina Faso,” by Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife, February 18, 2020: OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO (BosNewsLife)–Suspected Islamic
gunmen interrupted a weekly worship service at a Protestant church in
northern Burkina Faso, killing 24 people, authorities confirmed late
Monday, February 17. Another 18 people were wounded in Sunday’s attack
rocking Pansy town in Yagha province, the regional governor said.
“The armed terrorists attacked the peaceful local population, after
having identified them and separated them from non-residents,” added the
governor, Colonel Salfo Kaboré. “The provisional toll is 24 killed,
including the pastor … 18 wounded and individuals who were kidnapped,” Kaboré added in published remarks. Authorities said some 20 attackers separated men from women close to
the church in Pansy. The church building was burned down, and several
people were yet to be accounted for, according to Christians familiar
with the situation.
The gunmen reportedly also looted oil and rice from shops and forced
the three youth they kidnapped to help transport it on their motorbikes.
A resident of the nearby town of Sebba, whose name was not identified
for security reasons, said Pansy villagers had fled there for safety. It was the latest in an escalation of Islamic attacks against devoted
Christians and moderate Muslims in the area in recent days. Last week,
also in Yagha province, evangelical church leaders and several family
members were killed, aid workers confirmed.
ISLAMIC MILITANTS
On February 10, suspected Islamic militants in Sebba seized seven people at the home of a pastor. “In the early hours of February 11, the deacon of the Evangelical SIM
Church, Lankoandé Babilibilé, was shot and killed by unidentified
gunmen in Sebba…”, said well-informed advocacy group Open Doors. “His
car was stolen and used to abduct Pastor Omar Tindano of the same
church, along with two of Omar’s daughters, his son and two nephews.
Yesterday, the news broke that Omar, his son, and his nephews had all
been executed,” the group explained.
“His daughters were released, physically unharmed, on the same day,”
Open Doors added. All five bodies have been recovered, local authorities
said. Lankoandé helped establish the first churches in the Sebba region,
while Omar was the president of the Sebba region of the Evangelical
Church denomination, Open Doors confirmed. Separately, shooters
reportedly attacked an evangelical church in the eastern town of
Nagnounbougou. At least two believers were killed in that attack,
Christians said.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis expressed concern about the attacks. He
urged prayers for the victims after making a similar request and appeal
for interreligious dialogue in Burkina Faso in November, following an
attack that killed or injured scores of people.
ALARMING RATE
Church observers and activists say attacks against civilians,
including Christians, are increasing “at an alarming rate” in the West
African nation
Open Doors said Burkina Faso is now ranking 28th on its annual World
Watch List of 50 nations where it is most challenging to be a Christian.
