Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
"Moderate" Malaysia to Decide if Women Can Choose Own Faith
Sunday, May 01, 2022
KL High Court
The Malay Mail : Court to decide June 15 whether woman who wants to leave Islam to embrace Confucianism and Buddhism can continue with court challengeā.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 ā The High Court here will decide on June 15
whether a Malaysian woman ā who wants to be declared no longer a Muslim
in order to be free to embrace Confucianism and Buddhism ā can proceed
to have her lawsuit heard. The 32-year-old woman,
who was born to a Muslim convert father and a Muslim mother, cannot be
named publicly due to a court order.
High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid fixed the
decision date on whether the woman would be granted leave for judicial
review, after hearing arguments from her lawyer and the Attorney
Generalās Chambers (AGC). For
lawsuits filed through judicial review applications, leave or
permission must be obtained first from the court before the lawsuit can
be heard.
In
this case, the woman ā hereon referred to as āAā ā had on March 4 filed
for judicial review, naming the four respondents as the Shariah Court
of Appeal, the Shariah High Court, the Federal Territories Islamic
Religious Council (Maiwp) and the government of Malaysia.
