Posted on 11/10/2013 9:07:57 AM PST by lowbridge
Not a campus crusade, but a true crusade, in which the saints carry their cross to fight with the forces of darkness.
Christians in the Middle East have for a long time been accustomed to staying away from the fray with Muslims. This has come as a result of both comfort and suppression, but the persecution against the saints has reached an intensity almost unheard of in our times, and the apex of this oppression is at hand.
With this diabolical torment and violence becoming more fierce and cruel, Christians are now being confronted with the choice to fight or die. Many of the saints have taken up their cross and decided that to die is to live, and as Christ picked up the Holy Cross to defeat the devil, these true crusaders have picked up guns to vanquish the Muslim devils who seek their destruction.
In Syria, Christian fighters have taken up arms and have formed various garrisons, defending numerous villages. Here is a video of a militia in the Christian pilgrimage center of Saidnaya:
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I have a fraternity brother who is Lebanese Christian.
No, you don’t want to partner up with them.
That’s fine if you signed up to be a missionary.
I’m not sure if we’re obligated to go down without a fight.
Especially if you have the means to fight.
If you’re already a prisoner, then go down strong and not as a screaming sissy.
Only if I’m a prisoner with no means to fight.
It is NOT just me that I’m fighting for.
Dude.
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