Jesus, did not play into this. He told his disciples beware of the impure yeast of these men. Jesus is reiterating the theme of diligence, excellence, and the notion of what I will term: SLIDE.
When we are at 100%, in our Family, in our lives; letting the slightest distraction make it's way through can have a larger impact than we at first, realize. The SLIDE little bits at a time slowly misdirects one off course in our lives, and before we know it we are at less than 50%.
We must realize that it will take over 100% effort to get back up to 100% from this point in the SLIDE.
THE PASTOR AND THE BURNING BIBLES
The right to stand for one's opinion against gays and abortion is a free right. The proposition to burn the Koran, certainly infringes upon the freedom of religion and is not in accordance with the teachings of Christ. Relationship, Faith, and the greatest of these is Love, none of which this action demonstrates.
My opinion as to why this is getting media is to make a mockery of Christians and to marginalize believers in Christ so that the enemy can spur more confusion and doubt throughout our world.
Christ is to judge, not us.
Furthermore, this only enables lawmakers to increase lawmaking. What I find unacceptable is that the website was unplugged in the name of a terms of service agreement violation. This is where the right to express one self has been violated.
PUBLIC ARTICLE:
(CNN) -- Military personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday.
on March 3, 2009, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
Such religious outreach can endanger American troops and civilians in the devoutly Muslim nation, Wright said. "The decision was made that it was a 'force protection' measure to throw them away, because, if they did get out, it could be perceived by Afghans that the U.S. government or the U.S. military was trying to convert Muslims," Wright told CNN on Tuesday.
Troops at posts in war zones are required to burn their trash, Wright said.
The Bibles were written in the languages Pashto and Dari.
This decision came to light recently, after the Al Jazeera English network aired video of a group prayer service and chapel sermon that a reporter said suggested U.S. troops were being encouraged to spread Christianity.
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"This was irresponsible and dangerous journalism sensationalizing year-old footage of a religious service for U.S. soldiers on a U.S. base and inferring that troops are evangelizing to Afghans," Col. Gregory Julian said.
The military says a soldier at Bagram received the Bibles and didn't realize he wasn't allowed to hand them out. In the Al Jazeera video, which shows the Bibles at the prayer service, an unnamed soldier says members of his church raised money for them.
The chaplain later corrected the soldier and confiscated the Bibles, Wright said.
Military officers considered sending the Bibles back to the church, he said, but they worried the church would turn around and send them to another organization in Afghanistan -- giving the impression that they had been distributed by the U.S. government.
That could lead to violence against troops or U.S. civilians, Wright said.
The U.S. military air base at Bagram is home to thousands of troops from all branches of the U.S. military. The vast majority of the troops do not leave the base and are in various support roles for U.S. troops across Afghanistan.
BIBLES, GUNS, SOLDIERS, AND WAR, NOT PERMITTED TO MIX
Soldiers unable to spread Christianity in a Muslim country. The soldiers fight for freedom, yet are inherently not free. the soldier is shooting to kill what difference does it make? An army fighting for Christ could well be even stronger, not weaker as the Generals may fear.
Such organizational behavior would have to be well developed prior to the engagement of battle to execute upon nevertheless. However, when one pulls the trigger, no doubt can there be as to for what this action is being performed.
The message is evidence to me that freedom is on the SLIDE. How far will it be left to go, before we realize we have been slow roasted. By the time we know it, the effort required may be extremely large. This is a wake up call brothers and sisters. We must come together as a nation, regardless of race, or religion, and put our differences aside to stand together.
Three branches together are stronger than one. United as one we must stand to stop the SLIDE now.
