Marines turn to God ahead of anticipated Fallujah battle

[robbedvoter]

Marines turn to God ahead of anticipated Fallujah battle

Sat Nov 6, 1:33 PM ET

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041106/lf_afp/iraq_fallujah_church_041106183348



NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) - With US forces massing outside Fallujah, 35 marines swayed to Christian rock music and asked Jesus Christ to protect them in what could be the biggest battle since American troops invaded Iraq (news - web sites) last year.



 

Men with buzzcuts and clad in their camouflage waved their hands in the air, M-16 assault rifles laying beside them, and chanted heavy metal-flavoured lyrics in praise of Christ late Friday in a yellow-brick chapel.


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"You are the sovereign. You're name is holy. You are the pure spotless lamb," a female voice cried out on the loudspeakers as the marines clapped their hands and closed their eyes, reflecting on what lay ahead for them.


The US military, with many soldiers coming from the conservative American south and midwest, has deep Christian roots.
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It's officially a crusade.

[bahrbearian]

1. So were is God Today? Kennybunkport or Crawford ?

[Rose Siding]

2. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=965929

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. The same God is in Fallujah

looking over the people there.

Those Marines might not know it, those fundamentalist Muslims might not know it, but what they are fighting and arguing about is the differences in their concepts of God. I wonder if either side has realized that both their concepts might be getting ready to be shattered on the rock of Truth.

Here's my concept of God at this time:
God is beyond people's concepts, which means He/She is beyond 'taking sides' in war. This is a human concept, not a Divine one.

[bobthedrummer]

7. I'll second that-God is not a corporate entity either.

God certainly isn't PNAC.
:grr:

[2Design]

4. god will not help murdering in the name of oil or false christianity

[DELUSIONAL]

5. Crusades II -- lead by King George or is that Pope George?

[FM Arouet666]

6. Convert the infidels

What is it that the bleached bimbo Ann Coulter said, "we should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity."

[daleo]

8. God's getting ready to rrrruuuumble

"Allah in this corner, Jesus in that corner. Now, Gods, I want you to come out fighting at the cosmic bell. Let's have a good clean fight, no biting, kicking, or hitting below the belt. And, may the best God win."

[Hog lover]

9. Agree with responses to this post - but feel sorry anyway

for these ignorant guys about to get killed and maimed, as well as really feeling sorry for the helpless Iraqis in the middle of the mess * has created.

[bvar22]

10. They better turn to God, because...

...bush* and the republicans sure aren't gonna help them or their families.

[Moderator]

11. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=965929