Well said Jeff.
Thank you.
God’s speed and blessings to you and yours.
The more we can educate those around us...particularly the young who are probably wholly unaware of the Barbary Pirate War and why it happened...the better.
Heck, I saw a vide this week of a live, on-campu questionnaire on Texas Tech University Campus and most of the students could not even say who fought the Civil War...much less the Barbary War.
Jesus himself didn't lord it over others. And his teachings were universal. What is the proof? Before the apostles received the Holy Spirit and commission to go out into the whole world and preach the gospel, St. John the Baptist informed Herod, a pagan, that he should not marry his brother's wife, rebuked him for other evils, and lost his head for it. And I do not believe St. John the Baptist did it out of arrogance, but humility and at the urging of the spirit of God within him.
The Congress authorized the war and Jefferson sent the US Navy and US Marines who defeated them. The famous US Marine Hymm tells us where...at the "shores of Tripoli
Note well. He went through Congress to get permission. He didn't do it with a quill pen and a messenger.
I was familiar about the Barbary pirates but missed the association with the Marine Hymn.
And John Quincy Adams' son was right. I picked it up myself, but never could have stated it as eloquently and clearly as he did.
Muslims and people like Obama use the religion to lord it over others. They can't bear to admit Islam is an inferior religion to Christianity; they have been blinded in their heresy. Muslims do not like being humble or submitting, but they love making others submit. I do not believe that I am better than any Muslim or anyone; I do believe that Christian teachings are the highest teachings and Mohammed is a false prophet, an evildoer like Herod.