Posted on 10/25/2001 11:02:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A group of Afghan children collect packets of food aid after an U.S. aircraft completed a night time air drop over a refugee camp in Kumkishlyak in Northern Afghanistan, October 25, 2001. Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Thursday dismissed as U.S. propaganda a Pentagon statement that they intended to poison food dropped by U.S. aircraft or provided by humanitarian groups to Afghan civilians. The Pentagon said on Wendesday that it had received information the Taliban may poison the food supplies to Afghan civilians and blame the United States. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
An Afghan girl eats a box of bean salad after U.S. aircraft dropped food aid in a refugee camp in Kumkishlyak in northern Afghanistan, October 25, 2001. Two Afghan girls eat packets of strawberry jam after receiving food aid from U.S. air drops in a refugee camp in Kumkishlyak in Northern Afghanistan, October 25,2001.
I hear you gal. I can't profess to be a "Christian" for my life doesn't point to everyone I come across the love of Jesus for me.
Remember hon I am classified by the "godly" RN as a liberal, non-charitable, bragging and racist person.
Oh well other than that I've had a fine day...and I hope you have too!
They are Muslims, not pagans. The Al-Qaida and some other branches could be described as barbarians, but the same could be said for some who claim to be Christian. The Talliban doesn't even allow any religious images, statutes, etc, not even of Mohammed. Pagans typically worship such images, the Golden Calf of Moses time is an example. The Old Testement forms a part of their Holy Book, just as it does for Christians and Jews. Allah simply means "The God". And He is the same God that spoke to Moses on the mountain.
On second thought I immediately suggest you go and kiss and hug those babies and thank God above that HE and HE alone brought you together as a family.
Oh, PLEASE, Oh Great RAJ, explain to us how these selfish Americans are only serving their own egos by adopting Foreign Kids who might, (according to you) later on, be fighting our own homegrown troops.
RAJ, I advise you to bail, you're losing (L-0-S-I-N-G). This particular cell is gone. Find another.
I assume that you see the 1st and 2nd world wars as wrong as we did not love our enemy.....perhaps we should have come over and ministered to the Germans as they gassed the Jews..Perhaps we could have taken food to the Japenese? If we are always to love our enemy that rules out all war ..you can not have a war with someone you are loving.
Perhaps as a man rapes your daughter you could offer to assist..that would be a very loving way to treat that enemy ..
Acts: 13:9Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
13:12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
The issue here as in all war this is not a "personal enemy" this is a national enemy and as noted in Acts it is an enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? We can hope that they will be converted,but untill the war is over,and our Nation is no longer under attack...it is just that WAR....
Luk 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side
Luk 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side
Luk 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him]
Luk 10:34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luk 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
No I dont hate kids. this is a war..not a social outreach project
where is it written that the two must be exclusive?
Saudi Arabia is a wealty nation ,these are their people..why are not they feeding them?
He is a Jew…why cannot the preist or the Levite take care of him?!? They hate my people. They abuse and persecute them! He can die for all I care. I will keep walking…
We are selfish and self centerd people that believes everything has a price..we are trying to "buy their love".
Yes, we are a selfish and self centered people, but do YOU truly believe everything has its monetary price? If you do I am concerned for your soul. If you do not, then the "We" word is a disguised accusation that assumes too much about everyone's intent.
We can not understand principle or devotion..everything here is for sale including our loyalities..these people are not for sale,their lives are worth less to them than their faith..
where is it written that the two must be exclusive?
We are a foolish people
Agreed. From a historical prospective, where does the "process" of God's judgement begin and why?
OH NO you tell me how if it is "for the children" why American Black and handicapped babies will not do..they have to be "adorable" Asian or white foreign children..that is prejustice
I dont disagre with the practice..but I also dont hand out Halos for it
People want a family they adopt the kind of family they want.
Times change. There may not have been food drops, but we started feeding German civilians as soon as we crossed the Rhein. The Russians didn't, but we did.
In the case of Japan, there were no Japanese civilians on our side of the line, at least not until Saipan, and when would could get them to stop jumping off of cliffs, we fed them, even though the war wasn't over yet.
These particular people are on our side of the line, even if we don't have any ground troops there.
Anyone who could think that of another person is NO Christian, in my account.
It is true that you have to let the trolls, and the persistantly indignant just go.
You, and your husband know, that what you did was a great and charitable act of great love. Your twins will enrich both of you, and your families; and you have altered and enriched their lives in an incomparable manner. They will forever thank you, and so should we all - for you have shown true Christian charity and love.
God Bless your family.
FReegards; TRS.
Do I see a logical inconsistency here? You could save for a future ministry much faster, if you didn't "send in your dollar"
I sure as heck know who the enemy is...I sure as heck remember that ADULTS put children up to carrying grenades or other things to maim or kill our soldiers in Vietnam. Or that women place blades in their gentilia to maim our soldiers in Vietnam.
But I don't have to agree with the hatefilled, inane verbage of a woman who professes the only right adoption is not a foreign adoption.
Don't you ever tire of humiliating yourself?
If that's what her message is, then she should be a big enough person to come out and say it, not start going off on tangential subjects, and not having some surrogate interpret for her.
Besides, we are helping where we can, as you suggested. American soldiers have always shared food with non-combatants whenever we've been able to do it. It's a tradition. We are able to do it now. This is not a new thing.
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