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December 31, 2002

Four More

Don Caswell, 49. Shot by a terrorist. In hospital, expected to recover.
William Koehn, 60. Shot in the head by a terrorist. Killed.
Kathleen Gariety, 53. Shot in the head by a terrorist. Killed.
Dr. Martha Myers, 57. Shot in the head by a terrorist. Killed.

Their crime? Being Americans, and testifying for their faith.

I have nothing more to say, except to ask that we not forget this.

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Shit like this just makes me want to get some back, and I wonder, is that what the ragheads really WANT?

Maybe we should give it to them, I'll bet they wouldn't like it nearly as much as they think.

Posted by Gary Utter on December 31, 2002 at 1:08 AM


Gary:

Should we really take the time to wonder what they "WANT"? Seriously, does it really make a difference?

I'll hang up and listen to your answer....


P.S. Here's what I'd like to know: I'd like to know who ordered this up.

Posted by Ara Rubyan on December 31, 2002 at 8:41 AM


Ara,

Yes, it does make a difference. Do they want freedom from thier odious religion, or do they want freedom from this odious life.

Either way, I vote we free them.

Posted by Gary Utter on December 31, 2002 at 4:15 PM


I might invite more response than I'm looking for with this, but considering that the murdered people were Christians, I'd like to think they would want a Christian response. And a Christian response isn't to yell "Kill the fu*kers!!" while charging into the nearest Yemeni village housing suspected terrorists and shooting people, whether we think they're "deserving" of our vengeance or not. A serious Christian, based on my understanding, would never kill out of revenge, or in the cause of dispensing "justice." "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." (Romans 12:19). It's God's job to mete out punishment, not ours. Now, this doesn't mean that we don't take actions to protect ourselves, and if killing someone else is the only way to keep them from killing us, then so be it. But we should never strike out of anger, and we should only strike if that's the only recourse they leave us.

Posted by Aaron Thorne on January 02, 2003 at 2:43 PM


 



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