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."
"Very Woke" Vatican’s ‘congratulatory message’ to Muslims calls Ramadan ‘important’ for Christians
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Outrage here : The Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue praised the Muslim period of Ramadan as 'important' to Christians in a message which contained no mention of Jesus Christ.
Charles Boisvert : As a Christian, this pope and his religion do not and will never speak for me. I follow the Word of God and his Son Jesus Christ as written in the Holy Bible. This is not the Catholic Church. It is the Syn agog of Satan, Christ talked about.
Imposition of the rules from the Pact of Umar, under which these rules are imposed: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is a document
to the servant of Allah `Umar, the Leader of the faithful, from the
Christians of such and such city. When you (Muslims) came to us we
requested safety for ourselves, children, property and followers of our
religion. We made a condition on ourselves that:
We will neither erect in our areas a monastery, church, or a sanctuary for a monk,
Nor restore any place of worship that needs restoration
Nor use any of them for the purpose of enmity against Muslims.
We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night,
and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby.
Those Muslims who come as guests, will enjoy boarding and food for three days.
We will not allow a spy against Muslims into our churches and homes or hide deceit [or betrayal] against Muslims.
We will not teach our children the Qur'an,
Publicize practices of Shirk (polytheism),
Invite anyone to Shirk
or prevent any of our fellows from embracing Islam, if they choose to do so.
We will respect Muslims,
Move from the places we sit in if they choose to sit in them.
We will not imitate their clothing, caps, turbans, sandals, hairstyles, speech, nicknames and title names,
or ride on saddles,
Hang swords on the shoulders, collect weapons of any kind or carry these weapons.
We will not encrypt our stamps in Arabic,
or sell liquor.
We will have the front of our hair cut,
Wear our customary clothes wherever we are,
Wear belts around our waist,
Refrain from erecting crosses on the outside of our churches
and demonstrating them and our books in public in Muslim fairways and markets.
We will not sound the bells in our churches, except discretely,
or raise our voices while reciting our holy books inside our churches in the presence of Muslims,
Nor raise our voices [with prayer] at our funerals,
or light torches in funeral processions in the fairways of Muslims, or their markets.
We will not bury our dead next to Muslim dead,
or buy servants who were captured by Muslims.
We will be guides for Muslims and refrain from breaching their privacy in their homes.'
We will not beat any Muslim.
These are the conditions that we set against ourselves and followers
of our religion in return for safety and protection. If we break any of
these promises that we set for your benefit against ourselves, then our
Dhimmah (promise of protection) is broken and you are allowed to do
with us what you are allowed of people of defiance and rebellion.'[4]
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews)
— The Vatican has issued Ramadan greetings to Muslims, writing that the
Islamic period of Ramadan is important also to “Christians.”
In a message
released March 24, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue addressed
the Muslim world via a “congratulatory message” under the title
“Christians and Muslims: promoters of love and friendship.” Dated March
3, the message was signed by the Dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Miguel
Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J, and its secretary.
“The month of Ramadan is important for you, but also for your
friends, neighbours and fellow believers of other religions, in
particular Christians,” wrote Guixot.
“Existing friendships are reinforced and others are built, paving the
way for more peaceful, harmonious and joyful coexistence. This
corresponds to the divine will for our communities, and indeed for all
the members and communities of the one human family.”
