Re-title - Spike does what he apparently likes to do. Confusion follows.

Good Lord! And I who thought Adam was the bishop of an extinct diocese, like the Titular Bishop of Oxyrinchus!

 

I too as per my avatar
It's in the trees

 

Good spot Za. You don't miss a thing do you?

Lesley

 

I'm abashed Clive, I had no idea you were my mother in law at all!!!

 

Peter,

Very well uncovered.

Some very interesting replies.

Regards
Tom

 

dam all is revealed

 

Great stuff:

To pray or not to pray? - Page 2 - David Icke's Official Forums

... and there's that list of fans again!

 

oh noooo .... it's all over the Internet ... here's that list again:

Help me out (Jesus, Earth, follower, pray, bible) - Page 8 - Religious Education Forum

 

Nah mate i walked out because they didn't like my pro-Christian views, Christian persecution is par for the course in these pol-correct days and I'm used to it from assorted godless heathens..
"..they make a noise like a dog..but thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision" (Psalm 59:6)

Incidentally maybe somebody should start a Religions thread in WW2T so we can discuss what role it's played in wars over the years, and whether it has any place on the battlefield, and whether Christian troops perform better (or worse) than atheists, and whether you'd prefer sharing a foxhole with a Christian etc etc..

Food for thought-

Mitsuo Fuchida led the air attack on Pearl Harbor, and Jake de Shazer was a bomb aimer on the Doolittle Raid.
Here they meet after the war when they became Christian evangelists.


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Frank Collins (below) was one of the SAS team that busted the siege of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980.
He later left the regiment to become a clergyman.



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Ex-WW2 tank commander Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie poses with his new gargoyle at St. Alban's Abbey-
　

　
WIKI- "He earned a commission in the Scots Guards during World War II, serving as a tank commander and earning the Military Cross for two feats of bravery in March 1945: he rescued one of his men from a crippled tank under heavy enemy fire, and the next day took his own tank into an exceptionally exposed position in order to knock out three anti-tank guns. As a result, he is unique among modern Archbishops of Canterbury in having personally killed fellow human beings"
　
Robert Runcie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/QUOTE]


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Chaplain Charles J. Watters, posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, Dak To, Vietnam 1967
　




　
Citation- "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Chaplain Watters distinguished himself during an assault in the vicinity of Dak To.
Chaplain Watters was moving with one of the companies when it engaged a heavily armed enemy battalion. As the battle raged and the casualties mounted, Chaplain Watters, with complete disregard for his safety, rushed forward to the line of contact. Unarmed and completely exposed, he moved among, as well as in front of the advancing troops, giving aid to the wounded, assisting in their evacuation, giving words of encouragement, and administering the last rites to the dying.
When a wounded paratrooper was standing in shock in front of the assaulting forces, Chaplain Watters ran forward, picked the man up on his shoulders and carried him to safety. As the troopers battled to the first enemy entrenchment, Chaplain Watters ran through the intense enemy fire to the front of the entrenchment to aid a fallen comrade. A short time later, the paratroopers pulled back in preparation for a second assault. Chaplain Watters exposed himself to both friendly and enemy fire between the 2 forces in order to recover 2 wounded soldiers.
Later, when the battalion was forced to pull back into a perimeter, Chaplain Watters noticed that several wounded soldiers were lying outside the newly formed perimeter. Without hesitation and ignoring attempts to restrain him, Chaplain Watters left the perimeter three times in the face of small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire to carry and to assist the injured troopers to safety. Satisfied that all of the wounded were inside the perimeter, he began aiding the medics--applying field bandages to open wounds, obtaining and serving food and water, giving spiritual and mental strength and comfort. During his ministering, he moved out to the perimeter from position to position redistributing food and water, and tending to the needs of his men. Chaplain Watters was giving aid to the wounded when he himself was mortally wounded. Chaplain Watters' unyielding perseverance and selfless devotion to his comrades was in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army"
　
Chaplain Watters is one of seven chaplains to receive the Medal of Honor.
　


"There is no greater love than this: that a man should lay down his life for his friends"- Jesus of Nazareth


　
Charles J. Watters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Stonewall Jackson
　

　
"My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave"- Gen Thomas Stonewall Jackson
　
1st Battle of Bull Run-
"There is Jackson standing like a stone wall!" - Gen Bernard Bee
　

　



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US troops after capturing Baghdad International Airport, 2003

 

Spike

have a look at the link please
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/network-information/41822-rule-guideline-change-religion-politics.html

thank you
regards
Clive

 

Ok i'm outta here because I can see WW2T is not for me, please delete my account, there are plenty of other forums around where i'll be able to get a good debate going, tell 'em Rock..

"C'mon, it's true -- But that don't bother me -- I just wanna prove somethin' -- I ain't no bum... It don't matter if I lose... Don't matter if Spike opens my head... The only thing I wanna do is go the distance -- That's all. Nobody's ever gone fifteen rounds with Spike.
If I go them fifteen rounds, an' that bell rings an' I'm still standin', I'm gonna know then I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood"...

 

Bye-bye !

Ron

 

I'll second that!

Lesley

 

Thank the stars for that!

If I was not being kind I might question if there has been any positive contribution to the knowledge and / or understanding of WW2 in this thread - or any other post by P.O.S.?