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."
Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Muslim mob destroys a Catholic church
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Paki Mob
Jihad Watch : The world yawns. āPunjab, a Muslims [sic] mob destroys a Catholic church,ā by Shafique Khokhar, Asia News, November 7, 2019:
Lahore (AsiaNews) ā A mob of Muslim radicals demolished a
wall and the front door of a Catholic church in the village of Waqya
Chak, district of Arifwala, in the Pakistani Punjab. The destruction
took place on November 4th under the eyes of the police. The official reason for the destruction is that the Christian
community did not have the necessary permits.
Speaking to AsiaNews,
however, Catholics complain that it is the fruit of āenvyā against
Christians. Naseer Masih, a church catechist, declares: āMuslims do not
want the church in the village because they have bad feelings towards
Christiansā. About 4 thousand people live in the village. There are 70 Catholic
families, and now they live with pain and anger. Naseer has been leading
prayers since the place of worship was built in 2007.
This is not a
real building, given that the resident Catholic community does not have
the funds to build a church, but a small fenced plot, given by a member
of the community. Inside there is a modest construction where the masses
are celebrated and the parish priests of the nearby churches officiate
the liturgy on the major Christian feasts.
Muslims oppose the presence of the wall. On 4 November 50 policemen
arrived in front of the gate and asked Catholics if they had ever had
problems praying in church. Christians have responded that they had
never had difficulties. Meanwhile, a crowd of 60 people gathered to
bring a tractor and hammers. With the tractor they knocked down the
door, then the Muslims completed the destruction with hammers.
The following day police officers ā including the assistant
commissioner, deputy superintendent and the station attendant ā called a
meeting between Christians and Muslims. On that occasion the policemen
told the Christians that they will not be able to build the church
proper until they have the permission of the district coordinator.
Then
they added that the church was destroyed because it was illegalā¦.
