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."
‘He commanded us to believe in Allah or they will kill us’: Uganda Muslims screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ kill Christian
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Dante Tambika
Jihad Watch : “Tambika’s father had mentored his son in how to share the gospel,
and area Muslims began monitoring Tambika’s movements after he led five
teenage Muslims to Christ…”
That is what likely led to the murder of Dante Tambika. Islamic law
forbids proselytizing for another religion and conversion to another
religion, on pain of death. “Muslim Extremists Kill 19-Year-Old Christian in Boat for His Faith,” Morning Star News, September 8, 2021:
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News)
– Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last week boarded a boat in which
a young evangelist was fishing and killed him, sources said. Dante Tambika, also known as Patrick, was beaten and strangled to
death near Nankodo 3 village, Nankodo Sub-County, on Aug. 31 after he
and friends went out on Lake Lemwa, said Stephen Mukama, a survivor of
the attack. Tambika was 19.
Mukuma, Tambika and two other friends were walking toward the lake
when they realized five Muslim teenagers were following them, Mukama
said. They knew the five Muslims who stopped them, he said. “They tried to provoke us by calling us infidels and saying that they
were going to crush us just like Allah did to those who used to attack
their prophet, Muhammad,” Mukama said.
The four Christians did not respond, continued on to the lake and
began fishing from the boat at about 6:30 p.m. As they were returning to
shore about two hours later, they saw the same boys, and one shouted
the jihadist slogan, “Allah Akbar [Allah is greater],” Mukama said. “From nowhere we saw six other Muslims approaching our fishing boat,
furious and uttering defaming words against us,” he told Morning Star
News. “I told my friends that we were in trouble and that each of us
should prepare for self-defense. I led them in prayers.”
The jihadists, whom the Christians did not recognize, came close, and
one of them jumped into their boat and began beating Tambika on the
back with his fist and a stick, Mukama said. “He commanded us to believe in Allah, or else they will kill us,” he
told Morning Star News. “Dante replied that we can’t renounce
Christianity, saying, ‘If you want to kill us, kill us, know that we are
ready.’”…
“Others jumped into our boat and started beating us with sticks,”
Mukama said. “I jumped off the boat and swam to shore. I was followed by
my other two friends who could swim. Unfortunately, Dante was left in
the hands of the assailants because he had no swimming skills.” Upon reaching shore, the friends called for help, but by the time
they and the others returned to the site, the assailants had fled, he
said. The Christians and area residents found Tambika’s body the next
day in the water near the shoreline. He had been beaten on the head,
tied with a rope and strangled, Mukuma said.
Tambika’s father had mentored his son in how to share the gospel, and
area Muslims began monitoring Tambika’s movements after he led five
teenage Muslims to Christ, sources said. His father had led a community
leader and about 30 other Muslims to Christ before he died in 2019. The conversions led to confrontations with clan members, and several
former Muslims who put their faith in Christ left the area due to
threats on their lives, sources said….
Uganda’s constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom,
including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith
to another.
Muslims make up no more than 12 percent of Uganda’s
population, with high concentrations in eastern areas of the country.
