Posted on 12/25/2006 12:24:03 PM PST by narses
Imagine picking up the morning paper and reading this headline: "U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Lay Down Weapons in Day-Long Ceasefire." You learn that this truce was not ordered from on high, but initiated by the soldiers themselves, who actually put down their guns and approached each other with gestures of peace. They put their mistrust aside and shared coffee, chocolates, and cigarettes, looked at family photos, and even played soccer, right there on the desert sand. You can't believe what you're reading. Nor could people believe it almost a century ago when such an event actually did occur in the midst of arguably the most hellacious combat in history: World War I. It was 1914 in German-occupied France. The invading army and the Allies were literally dug into trenches, sometimes just 20 feet apart. To raise your head above the sandbags was to risk having it blown off. The opposing soldiers could hear one another, and, if they dared, even look into each other's eyes. Separating the two trenches was a small patch of earth dubbed No Man's Land—littered with shells, shrapnel, and the corpses of the slain. Such is the landscape in which Joyeux Noël (French for Merry Christmas) takes place. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, ....
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A freaking advertisement!
This oughta be a TOS violation.
Merci Narses
This would assume that both sides believed that Jesus Christ was their Lord and Savior, and they were fighting over things other than 'religion'. The Allies and the Germans had a common belief in this regard.
Not the case here...not by a long shot. In fact, this 'war' (if only we fought it like one) has religion as a base cause, even though our government refuses to acknowledge that fact as it wouldn't be PC.
Merry Christmas!
Je vous en prie, mes aimee5291!
I hit the abuse button. If this is, somehow, a violation of the rules it will be deleted. Otherwise, Joyeux Noël to you and yours!
I think you are right, although Our Lord can use His power anywhere to create a Christmas miracle.
It's a movie review, not an ad. What's your problem?
People who think "movie reviews" like this are'nt merely thinnly disguised advertisements...sales jobs...to lure gullible dummies into the theatre.
Commercials are paid for advertisements...not hype that is sneaked into a discussion forum. It's a matter of honesty and integrity.
Deceptive practices are a category of criminal behavior long recognized in legal circles. Some inmates in prisons are in there for this sort of dishonest behavior.
No more eggnog for you.
"It's a matter of honesty and integrity."
Are you impugning either my honesty or my integrity here?
Interesting story, glad it's been posted.
Have you seen the French movie, Narses? I saw it in the video store last week, but didn't rent it.
Not yet, I will though. (I just found out that I can play DVD's on my XP machine! Who woulda thunk it?)
The news had come out in the First World War
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again.
Twas the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man
The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my friend"
The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
Merry Christmas. I wish you shared the spirit.
Thanks for posting. Father Ned talked about this at Christmas Mass this morning, and I was going to post a story about it.
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