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."
Indonesia: Muslim clerics demand Christian be ‘punished severely’ for calling for removal of intolerant Quran verses By Robert Spencer
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Reverend
Abraham Ben Moses, 57
Jihad Watch : That’ll show him Islamic tolerance, all right. “Indonesian govt targets ‘blasphemous’ Christian cleric,” by Konradus Epa, UCA News, March 17, 2022:
Reverend
Abraham Ben Moses, 57, who has previously served a prison term for
blasphemy, was also critical of what was being taught in Islamic schools
and calls to prayer over mosque loudspeakers. The preacher made
the controversial calls in a video clip that went viral on social media
this week, saying the Quran verses made Muslims intolerant and stoked
extremism.
In the video, Rev. Moses lent his voice to calls for
mosques to make calls to prayer quieter but went on to suggest that
Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Quomas remove 300 Quran verses
to foster tolerance and peace with religious minority groups. However,
he did not specify which verses should be removed. The call
prompted an angry response from Mahfud MD, the coordinating minister for
political, legal and security affairs, and the Indonesian Ulema Council
(MUI).
“Police need to investigate this and block or remove his
[social media] account because he is damaging interreligious relations
as well as committing blasphemy,” Mahfud said on March 16. “We can have different opinions but we don’t insult religions. We must respect them.”
The MUI issued a similar statement and called for Muslims to remain calm and allow police to handle the matter. “We urge that police take action against the reverend, who must be punished severely,” said general secretary Amirsyah Tambunan.
In
his video, Rev. Moses, a former Muslim from Bima in West Nusa Tenggara
province, also urged minister Quomas to revise curriculums and change
teachers in madrasas (Islamic schools) and Islamic boarding schools
(pesantrens) because they were producing extremists and terrorists.
“I
was radicalized because I studied in a pesantren,” he said, adding that
was what eventually led him to be baptized a Christian in 2006.
