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."
The Horror of Being Christian in Muslim Pakistan: Just One Month by Raymond Ibrahim
Monday, June 26, 2023
Last month, a Muslim family in Pakistan — with the aid of police — beat,
tortured, and illegally confined a Christian house-cleaner for eight
days, soon after she tried to resign due to pregnancy. (Image source:
iStock. Image is illustrative and does not represent any person in the
article.)
"[T]here was absolutely no
case. There was no proof against Noman, and none of the witnesses
produced by police could corroborate the blasphemy allegation against
him.... This is murder of justice." — Lazar Allah Rakha, lawyer for
Norman Masih, a 22-year-old Christian man, sentenced to death for
"blasphemy", Morning Star News, May 31, 2023,
"Several people have been lynched over false accusations of
blasphemy in Pakistan. At least 57 cases of alleged blasphemy were
reported in Pakistan between Jan. 1 and May 10 [2023], while four
blasphemy suspects were lynched or extrajudicially killed during the
same period..." — Morning Star News, May 22, 2023
"The blasphemy laws have been consistently misused to settle
personal disputes, persecute minority groups, and incite mob violence
and hatred. We demand prompt action and a collective effort by the
government to address these human rights violations." — Retired Justice
Nasira Javaid Iqbal, Morning Star News, May 22, 2023.
[A] Muslim policeman, hired to protect a Catholic school run by
the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, instead
attacked the school and murdered two young girls. — British Asian
Christian Association, May 16, 2023.
"[T]he incident [murder] has been officially blamed on the
'mental health' of the man, without investigating his possible relations
with Muslim extremist groups." — bitterwinter.org, June 1, 2023.
"[W]hy this horrific terrorist event occurred at the missionary
school is due to a hatred of education for women, in radicalised
Pakistan." — British Asian Christian Association, May 16, 2023.
In yet another incident... a Muslim family — with the aid of
police — beat, tortured, and illegally confined a Christian
house-cleaner, soon after she tried to resign due to pregnancy.... When
her husband, rickshaw driver Gulfam Masih, went to police to report her
missing, officers arrested him instead.... Asma [the cleaner] reported
her illegal confinement and beating to police, but officers dismissed
her complaint without even bothering to question her. Angered that she
had the temerity to report them, the Muslim family registered a theft
charge against Asma and her husband, which police did take very seriously. — Morning Star News, May 26, 2023.
"Many poor Christians are victimized through false allegations,
including blasphemy, if they choose to discontinue working for their
Muslim employers. The pattern is quite similar when you examine such
cases.... The Muslim family used its influence to discharge Asma's
complaint against her torture and then registered a false [report]
against the couple to 'teach them a lesson.'" — Imran Sahotra, the
Christian Awakening Movement, Morning Star News, May 26, 2023.
"Eventually the mob disappeared... shouting threats of death and
the rape of Christian boys and girls if they continued to pursue the
police...." — British Asian Christian Association, May 26, 2023.
"It must be terrifying... to have suffered such a brazen attack,
knowing the next one is days away and the authorities meant to protect
you have no desire to help...." — Juliet Chowdhry, Trustee for British
Asian Christian Association, May 26, 2023.
"The mindset of a whole nation must be changed—empowered Muslims
must be taught to respect the minorities living amongst them." — Juliet
Chowdhry, Trustee for British Asian Christian Association, May 26, 2023.
