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http://www.foxnews.com/ Praise God who grants us victory over our enemies!
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Indeed! He had chances to convert but did not. So he dies in his errors and because of his many murders. Praise God for this victory.
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Well, some people here may think less of me for this, but...
I will still say a prayer for Abu Al-Zarqawi. He will need them, as will I.
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I will join you in those prayers. None of us know the day or the hour. May his death be a catalyst for others to review the state of their own lives. In its wake, may there be peace.
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Hi, Well, some people here may think less of me for this, but... ...but, not me. I will still say a prayer for Abu Al-Zarqawi. He will need them, as will I. May the Lord grant him salvation and forgiveness of his sins. May Our Merciful God keep his memory eternal. Shalom, Memo
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Dear ptsmythe, Although my many sins do not include beheading of infidels, I will agree to say a prayer for mercy on his soul. What does anyone of us know about another's judgement, and who knows the hour or the day of one's own death and how sinful we really are?  I also have come to deeply understand why we should not, as the old saying goes, 'speak ill of the dead'. Rather let us say "Lord have mercy on their souls, no matter who they are". In Christ, Alice
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Originally posted by Alice:
"Lord have mercy on their souls, no matter who they are".
In Christ,
Alice I concur. Lord have mercy on his soul and the souls of his family, associates, and sympathizers (including the man who shot my brother at Nazarea) who commit and celebrate the attacks upon and murder of the innocent and the helpless. Turn their hearts towards the peace of the Heavenly Jerusalem and the mercy of salvation found in Jesus Christ alone. And continue, O Lord, to grant us victory over our enemies. Gordo
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Dear Gordo, Did your brother survive? May this scourge of this pathetic and demonic 'jihad' be stopped by our God. (Ofcourse in their minds, we are the neo-Christian crusaders, because they have to create ridiculous scenarios that will enable them to rationalize their demonic passions and hatred). In Christ, Alice
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When these poor Jihadists die, I cannot help but to think of the utter confusion and dismay they will experience at the dread Judgment Seat of Christ, realizing what they have done to humanity, and what for what they must answer. Lord have mercy on their souls. Logos Teen
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Dear Friends,
War and armed struggle are always sad situations!
We in Ontario are still reeling from last week's arrest of 17 terror suspects.
As you know, our authorities have been tailing these for about two years now with complete cooperation from the local people etc.
I can't, for the life of me, understand why there are some Americans who talk about fencing off Canada when this was a successful anti-terrorist operation that prevented loss of life.
If anything, it showed that the Canadian authorities seem to be doing a much better job than their American and British counterparts in managing national security.
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Zarqawi Is Dead. Should We Rejoice? by Father Jonathan Morris for FOX Fan Central He was an evil man. He did terrible things and he openly induced others to follow his murderous ways. Because he lived, many others are dead. Now, he's dead. Should we rejoice? "Over the last several years, no single person on this planet has had the blood of more innocent men, women, and children on his hands than Zarqawi, who personified the dark, sadistic, medieval vision of the future." � Donald Rumsfield He no longer has vision. Should we rejoice? "Today is a happy day for the Iraqi people�.he was the prince of terrorism and encouraged sectarian strife." � Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari The prince no longer lives. Should we rejoice? Almost everything in me says yes. But the affirmative answer comes to my mouth so quickly and passionately I know I must stop and think: Why am I pleased? Where does this emotion come from? It comes, of course, from my heart. That's where all passions come from. Some are good and some are bad. And the combination of the two is what makes us who we are. If his own words and actions are indicative, Zarqawi's heart boiled over with passions of hatred, pride, anger, vanity, and vile of every other kind. Having rejected virtue and chosen vice, we could say his soul was black. None of that is good. And I don't want any of that in me. That's why I stop and think. I can rejoice today because a man's evil acts have come to a halt. I can applaud military men for stopping an aggressor. I can even celebrate justice. But I can never allow myself to gloat in the destruction of another human being. Last week, we said war was messy. Today, we say it again. I've got to run. I'll be on �DaySide� today to discuss this same issue. I'll try to have the video posted here on the blog later today. God bless, Father Jonathan www.foxnews.com [ foxnews.com]
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Originally posted by Alice:
Dear Gordo,
Did your brother survive?
In Christ,
Alice Alice, Sorry for my delay in responding as well as for not clarifying! Yes - bless God - he did survive. He was shot in the chest while travelling across a bridge sitting on the hood of a military vehicle. A man came out of no where shooting a machine gun and the bullet hit him square in the chest, knocking him off of the vehicle. Just the tip of the bullet pierced his kevlar vest, which left him severely bruised, but not with the results had he been hit in an unshielded area. Ironically, it happened on his birthday. The man was engaged and dispatched by my brother's "brothers in arms". He was the only fatality in that incident. Regarding your post from Fox, it is an interesting question - what should our response be to the death of our enemies? Christ commands us to pray for our human enemies, not to hate them. And there is truly, ultimately only one enemy, Lucifer and his minions. But does that preclude us from rejoicing when evil is thwarted and evil men destroyed, having made themselves pawns of Satan? I certainly do not rejoice at Al-Zarqawi's eternal prospects: he is and was made in the image and likeness of God, and if he enters hell, it is ultimately a victory for the Kingdom of Satan. To be sure, God's mercy is infinite and eternal and to quote von Balthasar's provacative book title, "Dare we hope that all men be saved?". I hope somehow in the infinite mercy of God that both Al-Zarqawi and I can embrace each other as brothers in the kingdom of heaven. But I have my doubts... Gordo
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I think you and Father Jonathon are in agreement: And I don't want any of that in me. That's why I stop and think. I can rejoice today because a man's evil acts have come to a halt. I can applaud military men for stopping an aggressor. I can even celebrate justice. But I can never allow myself to gloat in the destruction of another human being. Regards, Alice
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Originally posted by Orthodox Catholic:
I can't, for the life of me, understand why there are some Americans who talk about fencing off Canada when this was a successful anti-terrorist operation that prevented loss of life.
If anything, it showed that the Canadian authorities seem to be doing a much better job than their American and British counterparts in managing national security.
Alex I was going to begin to respond to this in saying that Canada is far more lax than the United States in allowing people to enter and stay. However, given the porous border we have with Mexico, such a claim is ridiculous. However, I disagree with your last point, Alex. The truth is that many Western governments are cooperating on tracking terrorists, even as they are arguing about everything else.
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I thought that the Patriarch expressed things very well...May God preserve Him! http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=68314 IRAQI ARCHBISHOP SAYS AL-ZARQAWI DEATH BRINGS HOPE
Baghdad, Jun. 08, 2006 ( CNA ) - Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Caldean Catholic Church in Iraq, told AsiaNews today that while Abu Musab al-Zarqawi�s death brings hope for the future, ultimately dialogue and the way of love must conquer the hearts of the Iraqi people. The death of the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq was confirmed by US and Iraqi officials today.
Officials of both governments were overjoyed at killing the most wanted man in Iraq, who was the mastermind of several terrorist attacks and multiple violent murders in Iraq.
President Bush, commenting on the death said, "The ideology of terror has lost one of its most visible and aggressive leaders. Zarqawi's death is a severe blow to al Qaeda."
However, while the killing does deal a blow to the major terrorist organization in the world, the threat of terror still exists in a very real way in Iraq and abroad and Archbishop Delly hopes that new ways are found to bring peace in his country
�This is a great hope for the end of violence which torments,� the Archbishop said. �but we repeat that the best solution is always in dialogue and not in killing. Killing each other for personal reasons can not bring anything good,� Delly continued, �loving each other and not killing - this is the way to keep in mind.�
It is clearly not the way Al Qaeda is keeping in mind. Al-Qaeda in Iraq confirmed the death of its leader and vowed it will continue its "holy war" in a statement posted on the Web on Thursday.
"We want to give you the joyous news of the martyrdom of the mujahed sheik Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said the statement, signed by "Abu Abdel- Rahman al-Iraqi," identified as the deputy "emir" or leader of al- Qaida in Iraq.
"The death of our leaders is life for us. It will only increase our persistence in continuing holy war so that the word of God will be supreme," it said.
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said the demise of al-Zarqawi won't end the violence in Iraq, but it is "an important step in the right direction� CNN reported.
"This is,� Khalizad said, �a message to all those who take violence as a path."
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