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 attack Catholic seminary, destroy cross, burn two dorms, classroom, and vehicle By Robert Spencer
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Desecration
Jihad Watch : Once again, the world yawns. Only if the roles were reversed, which
they would not be and should not be, would the international media take
any notice of this.
The cross is an affront to Islam. The Qur’an claims that Jesus was
not crucified, although in somewhat equivocal language for what is
supposed to be the perfect word of an omniscient god:
“And their saying, ‘Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the
son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.’ And they did not kill him, nor did
they crucify him; but another was made to resemble him to them. And
indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no
knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not
kill him, for certain.” (4:157)
And a hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “The Hour will not be
established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a
just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the
Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as
charitable gifts).” (Bukhari 46.37.2476)
This means he will destroy Christianity (break the cross), force the
Christians to obey the Islamic food laws (kill the pigs) and end the
second-class dhimmi status (abolish the jizya) that Islamic law
specifies for Christians, such that they will either have to convert to
Islam or be killed.
“Minor seminary in Burkina Faso attacked,” CNA, February 10, 2022 (thanks to Tom):
Saint Kisito de Bougui, a minor
seminary in Burkina Faso, was attacked overnight, the pontifical charity
Aid to the Church in Need announced Friday. No lives were lost in the attack, which took place the night of Feb. 10-11, though “there was a lot of material damage.”…
ACN
said the it had been informed by local partners “that the jihadists
came by motorbikes” late in the evening of Feb. 10, and stayed at the
seminary for an hour. The attackers burned two dormitories, a classroom, and a vehicle. Another vehicle was stolen.
A
crucifix was destroyed, and the assailants said “they don’t want to see
crosses,” telling the seminarians, according to ACN, “they should go
now, that they will come back and if somebody remains there they will
kill them.” The pontifical charity said the seminarians are now
with their families for a week, and some residents of Bougui are leaving
the town.
Burkina Faso, located in West Africa, has seen an increase in Islamist violence in recent years….
