It seems as though Nigerian Christians are starting to catch a case of the Judas Maccabees.
It might be high time.
True, Christian revivals often spring forth from the blood of our martyrs (as seems to be going on in China), but there comes a point when we can’t convert souls faster than the barbarians can cut our bodies down.
That might be the time when we need a Judas Maccabee.
As one dual Citizen of the US and Israel, and courageous advocate for a Christian / Israeli alliance http://www.vicmord.com/ said at a workshop I attended last year;
“Either the Jews and Christians will come together under the WORD, or Islam will bring us together under the SWORD!”
Israeli intervention would make a lot of sense, but I’m not holding my breath after they apparently ignored a golden opportunity during the recent Iranian uprising.
Assuming that Israel does not want a piece of this...
Couldn’t a consortium of Christians or a Church take up a collection to hire a few good mercenaries to sneak in and advise / train / arm the persecuted Nigerian Church to better defend themselves from Islamic extermination (which is what it will end up being if unresisted)?
Surely there must be a few good Christian Warriors left in this World.... aren’t there?
We did not declare war on Islam... Islam declared war upon us, and it appears to be a fight to the death whether we like it or not.
Does our Judeo-Christian Faith deny us the right of self / family / community / Church defense?
I for one think not.
Uh, George, I realize you can write it that way, but most of us prefer Judah Maccabee.
Yes, it would be great to recruit volunteers to arm and train a self-defense movement. I’m betting the Nigerian Government would be happy to look the other way as the Islamists threaten them too.
However, you can bet your booty that the Obamanoids in OUR government, along with the UN and Interpol would stomp all over any “Abraham Lincoln Brigade” the way Clinton and Janet Reno stomped on the Branch Davidians.