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."
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco target Christians with harsh and disproportionate laws
Thursday, April 01, 2021
Jihad Watch : It’s hard to know what those four countries have in common. Anybody have any ideas?
“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do
not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not
follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the
book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel
themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29) “North African Laws Leave Christians Vulnerable,” International Christian Concern, March 27, 2021:
03/27/2021 North Africa (International Christian Concern)
– Ten years after the Arab Spring, minorities in North African
countries continue to experience religious persecution and oppression.
According to independent research by an Egyptian, religious minorities
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco suffer from harsh and
disproportionate laws….
Contempt of religion laws in North Africa typically safeguard Islam.
Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria all have blasphemy articles within their
penal codes. Though Tunisia does not specifically site insulting Islam
in its laws, articles outlining offenses against good morals are often
utilized as essentially blasphemy laws, only protecting Islamic beliefs.
As a result of these criminal articles, Christians face prison
sentences, fines, and day-to-day discrimination for their faith. In
Tunisia, Christians have been interrogated for having public religious
conversations and even foreign missionaries were arrested. According to a
second report completed by the Attalaki Association, Christians are
typically perceived as second-class citizens and particularly feel
vulnerable due to the lack of protection for freedom of religion.
Christians experience hate speech, community violence, and extremism.
Without the necessary legal protection, Christians are exposed to
marginalization.
