Andrew Klavan does a first rate job demonstrating how much reliance persecuted Christians around the globe can place on the Obama administration. The answer is quite a bit if the reliance consists of the conclusion that Obama and his gang of merry incompetents would sooner eat ground glass than help them. However, some Christians in the Middle East are beginning to realize the truth of the admonition of Benjamin Franklin: God helps them who help themselves.
“After a couple of generations, the culture will disappear. Nobody will remember us.”
I hope they will receive support, if not from the feckless governments of the West, then from private Christians. I recall the “Beecher Bibles” shipped to free soil settlers in Kansas during the 1850’s.
The de facto pacifism embraced by too many comfortable Christians in the West, is of cold comfort indeed to the Christians of the Middle East currently being massacred for their faith. Their cause may be hopeless, but if they are willing to stand up like men and fight against their murderers and the murderers of their wives and kids, they should be given the weapons to do so. I hate to quote that bold bad man Oliver Cromwell, the bane of my ancestors, but his command to his troops, “Trust in God boys, and keep your powder dry.” is a completely true summation of our position in this Vale of Tears.
Update: Some Christians in the West are not sitting idly by. Hattip to Instapundit:
Brett and others say they receive dozens of emails a day from potential recruits.
Brett and other militiamen (veterans) are the very people the liberal media portray as villain’s and radical’s.
This lame duck imposter of a Christian and imposter of an American President should be tar and feathered.
Prayers are needed along with support only Marine’s and Navy Seals can provide. Don’t hold your breath until the duck is cooked.
JV team my ass…..just look at the next hundreds of Christians to be slaughtered and tell their families how JV Isis is.
Oby bomb lama is the JV team.
1st Maccabees chapter 2:
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40 And each said to his neighbor: “If we all do as our brethren have done and refuse to fight with the Gentiles for our lives and for our ordinances, they will quickly destroy us from the earth.” 41 So they made this decision that day: “Let us fight against every man who comes to attack us on the sabbath day; let us not all die as our brethren died in their hiding places.”
The best ally the Middle East Christians could have would be an American Catholic President with a keen knowledge of history. I don’t think it will happen.
“The best ally the Middle East Christians could have would be an American Catholic President with a keen knowledge of history. I don’t think it will happen.”
I don’t see that in the foreseeable future either, but an Evangelical Protestant or observant Jewish president with a keen knowledge of history would be the next best thing. I know some Evangelicals in the past have tended to focus almost entirely on Israel and overlook Arab Christians, but recent events have probably cured them of that tendency.
well I think we should sign up for “Go Fund Me” and get an honest board together and get these people all the help they need. money, weapons, food whatever! bleepity bleep bleep bleep to this government. Could it even be done? There has to be a way to help our fellow humans without all the encumbrance.
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How does one join in the fight against ISIS? I have been pondering this for awhile and am at the point where I can’t hear anymore how our Christian brothers and sisters are being treated. I am ready to leave everything behind and go help.
You might check out the link below Daniel for some info. If you have prior military experience I think they can use you.
http://www.rferl.org/content/islamic-state-ypg-foreign-fighters/26690432.html
From Charles Martel at Tours to Andrea Doria and Don Juan at Lepanto to Allenby at Jerusalem (with apologies to T E Lawrence who played a minor role), the west seems not to have learned the necessity of decisive victory, not just the most points on the board. Now,the scourge of God has risen once again to remind the world that serious threats can not be addressed just half way. This is not a new concept. Sun Tzu had some things to say on the subject also 2500 years ago.
Where do I send a check?