Posted on 12/06/2007 6:40:45 AM PST by Wiz
hmmmm...... How ironic, considering.
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urging the jihadi attack on the Order of Malta - nowadays a charitable organization
Little warrior syndrome, pick a fight you think can’t lose.
Didn’t they already prove who the better fighters are?
What about the Knights who say “Ni”?
you also likely don’t realize that by doing so, you minimize the real danger they represent
Ah, but I think that the keyboard kommandos are a problem, too -- and a more insidious one. They're advocating the use of barbarity in classic "end justifies the means" style. Their recommendations are pernicious to the health of a civilized society.
They need to be held to account for their language, lest their language become the basis for later action.
As much or more than actual terrorists. I see. Indeed we all see.
I explained my reasoning.
AQ has certainly stepped up their efforts in Africa in just the last few months. They first took over GSPC in Algeria renaming it al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. Then the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group was reported to be joining AQ. Just last week an official with the Somali government announced that AQ had re-established a presence in that country.
It looks like the US militarys new AFRICOM may get busy soon.
My parish priest is from Malta. He was just telling us about the KOM and the battle fought in 1565 during scripture study on Tuesday.
Well, kind of.
The Knights Hospitlier tried to stay fairly neutral in the various spats over Roman authority — anyway they had lots of Scottish knights and they went with the Scottish king (Bruce? Robert? Robert the Bruce?) who ended up being excommuicated.
Anyway, the KOM divided like most of Christendom, and there have been resulting divisive claims to “who is the correct heir to the order” since then -— nominally protestant claiming one thing and Roman Catholics saying the other.
I have no idea or now care who is correct.
I do note that the Protestant group tries to rise above this and promises to protect ALL Christiandom (and, in particular, Christian pilgrims), REGARDLESS of denomiation.
There are larger numbers of KOM in our military, including a recognized encampment within an Army Division that is in Iraq.
What are you taling about?
Sorry, I can’t even read what I wrote, I left out a huge part of my text . . . was talking on the phone and a cell phone and freeping . . .
If you look, there are protestant groups (such as the York Rite Knights Hospitlier/KOM) that trace their origin back to the KOM . . .
All KOM take an oath to “defend Christiandom above all” et al. I took this oath.
The Roman Catholic group take an oath to “defend the Roman Catholic Church above all” My (biological) brother took this oath.
That always bothered me, as I REALLY don’t like denominational desputes, and consider all Christians to be my brother (Roman Catholic, Protestant of any type, Orthodox, you name it).
btt
We need more knights in this modern age.
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