Retired but Self employed, Father of three, grandfather of 5. Open air preaching is my passion. I am very religious and study all the time. I have studied many religions and found Christianity is the true religion of God. I love to coach baseball but haven't been feeling well enough lately to do much coaching. I am writing a book and hope to make a DVD this year teaching kids how to hit a baseball. I coached Little League Baseball with my 2 sons for 13 years. Those were some of the best years of my life. I can teach anyone how to hit the ball.
Retired but Self employed, Father of three, grandfather of 5. Open air preaching is my passion. I am very religious and study all the time. I have studied many religions and found Christianity is the true religion of God. I love to coach baseball but haven't been feeling well enough lately to do much coaching. I am writing a book and hope to make a DVD this year teaching kids how to hit a baseball. I coached Little League Baseball with my 2 sons for 13 years. Those were some of the best years of
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Al, Surah 9 and 8:12,65,67 and many others in the Qur’an tells us a lot of what the Muslims believe…
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Rick I almost agree, at least I think I understand what your trying to say,
"Liberal or moderate Muslims are not really Muslims at all," its just like the 6 million Christians who dont attend church in Australia, but if they concider themselves as Christians just as and Liberal or moderate Muslims concider themselves Muslims then who am I to judge.
At least I think I understand what your saying.
Thing is I beleive its the extreamist fundimentalist Muslims that are not "real" Muslims in light of a balanced reading of the Koran (Qur'an).
Its funny that the Koran teaches the spirit of resiprosity ie love others as you love yourself just as Christ commanded us too. Like the Bible its the littary intent that the author intended that the scripture must be interpreted in. Many Christians over the years have miss interperated the Bible for their own endevours. Here in Australia Christian Missions to the Indigenous Australians did irrepairable damage literally stealing 500,000 children away from their parents over 40 years and institutionalizing them with horendous results all in the name of Christ. Surveys indicate that the majority of children institurionalised were abused whilst "in care'". Thankfully in this comming week after 50 years our Government that supported the Churches in these actions will be appologising to all those who suffered through these actions. Its really nice when Nations begin the healing process. When Cpt Cook landed in Sydney Harbour in 1776 he reported back to the Admiralty who reported to King George 11 or 111 that Australia was unoccupied. "Teranalius". What the Poms didnt realise was that Indigenous Australians of whom therewere 6 million were nomadic moving to where the food was through the change of seasons. With the Mabo decision and the others that followed the Apology to Indigenous Inhabitants for treatment over the last 200 years , National Sorry Day and the Coming appology to the stolen and forgotten generation I think Australia is heading in the right direction.
The biggest thing that stops healing and promotes division is fear. In the 1980's our Farmers were terrified by the Marbo and the Wick decision. Thirty years on its clear now to understand that it was all political grandstanding and fear mungering on their behalf as they had nothing to fear.
Respect, understanding, unity, sharing, friendship are much better than hatred, ignorance, mistrust, injustice, disrespect, poverty and fear.
Al
Rick,
You must have me mistaken for someone who is uneducated WRT a JUSt War in terms of ones own Christian Faith so here’s some background for you Rick
I was Army, Signals Corps for 3 years before transferring to Royal Australian Air Force.
Prior to transferring to RAAF I had trained for two years for Special Air Service Recognisance (SASR). The majority of my training colleges were also committed Christian men. I was then and still am a Christian with an active faith. Family Church on Sundays, Mens bible studies on Wednesday nights. Latley despite my disability I have initiated the local community vegetable garden for anyone I the local community through the church,. I cant do manual work but I can still wright winning grant apps.
I come from a family with a long association with the Defence Force (Airforce) as well as Special Air Services. My late Great Uncle is Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Ramsay-Brown, who won two Military Crosses in the African campaign in WWII and became CO of 1st Battalion 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles and was responsible for the Battle of Cassino and the subsequent the safe Exfiltration of the entire allied forces from Monte Cassino without losing a single life on18 May 1944. Not bad when your eventually out numbered 4 to one by the 29th and 90th Panzer Grenadier Divisions sent to provide reinforcement from the Rome and the German XIV Panzer Corps and responsible for the Gustav defences on the south western half of the Gustav line, the German 94th Infantry Division which included German Shock Troops.
Ruins of the Abbey at Monte Cassino give you an idea of the fight after B-17’s destroyed the Abbey because it was being used by German Artillary spoters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monte_Cassino.jpg
Donald always regretted the fact they had to destroy the Abbey during the Battle.
I used to speak to Donald a lot. Particularly in my preparation for SASR.
I’m lucky to also call My former Brigadier, Brig. P. Cosgrove 6Brd, (later General Peter Cosgrove Chief of Australian Defence Force and Chief of UN Interfet Force in Timor now retired) my friend. Both men were and are Christians. Both men fought gallantly in combat. Both men proved to be great Commanders. Both men would tell you Love, the Love Christ spoke about is not found at the end of a barrel of a gun.
I’m also lucky enough to call the Reverend Professor Alan Harman (former Head of the Victorian Theological College and twice Moderator Presbyterian Church of Australia) my friend. Alan is now Chair of the Panel for Religious faith in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). When I became sick while in service (CFS and GWS) it was Alan who first came to visit me.
When I went through Basic Training I studied many such articles as the one you have provided. I continued to study the Christians moral ethic to armed conflict up until @2005. I know what I believe.
I know what I have seen, spoken, listened and I know what I by Gods Grace believe. One of my best friends also an active Christian and someone from my Wedding Party is a Major in charge of a Field Combat Engineering regiment with two tours of the Gulf. Jas’e and I flatted together for years before we each found our women. We both know what we believe.
Love is not found shared or enforced by pointing a gun in someone’s face and forcing ‘them’ to your way of thinking. Yes you are entitled to defend yourself and those you are responsible for, just make sure you actually Love those who you consider your enemy.
Luke 6 verses 27 to 45
Rick had you thought a little clearer and asked if I needed such a document as the one you sent before presuming I needed it and hastily sending I would have said no. I have a box full of stuff just like it in the garage somewhere. Does the Almighty creator of heaven and earth fear Islam? No he doesn’t. Are you made in his image? Yes you are. Are you and I required to fear Islam? No
What are you commanded to do then. You and I are commanded to Love. Love is the only way the sometimes cruel and oppressive Islamic tradition will be dissolved.
N/B when I was I the DAF I served with a Moslem, his faith made any of my christians colegues faith seem luke warm and half hearted in comparison. He was also one of the most honerable and most productive subordinated I had.
Love, don’t hate. Perfect love casts out all fear.
Love will always win in the end
Al
Nice to have a friend too, keep well and smiling also.
CassMM
I'm doing better now. Last month I had the worst flare ever. I was having a terrible time with my meds. I was feeling so bad that I was hardly able to work. My Fibro Fog was so thick I could hard be understood. They finally weaned me off my Lyrica for my FM and I started feeling much better. My fog is back to managable levels.
I hope you are doing better also...
Jeanne
Thanks for the flowers and thankyou for you words of support. I have been more positive about my illness over the years. One thing I have started to notice that I have recently started to have more good days than bad days and I do appreciate my sleep even more than ever.
God Bless
I guess I have CFS. Feel like I have the flu or worse most the time and getting rest at night never happens. I was told I may have CFS by my 5th Dr. I saw and I think he is right. I told him I was sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time so he gave me a lot of tests and came up with nothing but CFS. I asked him what the heck is that and he said to go on the Internet and find out,. I did and it scared the crap out of me, so I left here for awhile but I am back for support..
on cpap for 3 years. It helps but I wake up with a dry mouth all the time.
