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."
Pakistan: Christian accused of blaspheming Qur’an, Muslim mob ransacks and burns churches and Christian homes
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Expect more of their Holy Books being burnt in Europe, there will always be repercussions
Robert Spencer : Just the accusation is enough. No proof is needed. This is what would be
happening in Sweden and Denmark these days if there were sufficient
numbers present to form such mobs. “Pakistan: Mob Attacks, Vandalise Churches Over Blasphemy Allegations In Faisalabad; Visuals Surface,” Free Press Journal, August 16, 2023:
Lahore, August 16: Several churches were vandalised in
Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations,
officials said. The Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church,
Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church situated in the Isa
Nagri area in the Jaranwala district of Faisalabad were ransacked, Imran
Bhatti, the pastor of the Jaranwala tehsil, was quoted as saying by
Dawn.com.
Muslim mob screaming "Allahu akbar" destroys church over alleged blasphemy by Christian. This is happening all over Faisalabad. The mob pays particular attention to destroying crosses. "They did not kill or crucify him" (Qur'an 4:157). The cross is considered an insult to Allah. pic.twitter.com/rdIMMhWcDs
Here is another video of a Muslim mob screaming "Allahu akbar" as a man atop a church breaks the cross. "Then a man among the Muslims will become angry and will go and break the Cross." (Sunan Ibn Majah 4089) This rioting is over claims that a Christian committed blasphemy. pic.twitter.com/Ire5hFvjqZ
Bhatti added that the house of a Christian cleaner, who was accused
of blasphemy, was also demolished. Punjab police chief Usman Anwar said
the police were negotiating with the protesters and the area had been
cordoned off.
“There are narrow lanes (in the area) in which small two to three
marla churches are located and there is one main church … they have
vandalised portions of the churches,” Anwar was quoted as saying by
Dawn.com.
The official said that efforts were underway to contain the situation
by engaging with peace committees and police across the province were
activated. “The assistant commissioner of the area, a member of the
Christian community, has also been evacuated after people turned against
him,” Anwar added. However, Christian leaders alleged that the police
remained silent spectators.
President Bishop of the Church of Pakistan Azad Marshall said that
“Bibles have been desecrated and Christians have been tortured and
harassed having been falsely accused of violating the Holy Quran”…. Former senator Afrasiab Khattak condemned the incident and demanded that the culprits should be brought to book.
“Pakistani state has failed to provide security to the worship places
of people who follow religions other than Islam. Impunity to the crimes
committed in the name of religion has emboldened extremists and
terrorists,” he added….
