Peacemakers
Posted March 23rd, 2006 by Chip Bok
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Coalition forces rescued the 3 surviving members of Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq. The 4th member was murdered by his captors. CPT was in Iraq to comfort the opressed, many of whom happen to be insurgents. CPT people take Jesus at his word and love their enemies. It seems to be an unrequited love.
They couldn't find it in their hearts to thank the GIs who saved them. James Taranto thinks they think the enemy is us. If they love their enemy, he says, you'd think they'd at least say thanks.
March 26th, 2006 at 1:58 am
How could they be rescued since they were with their friends.
Also, I wonder why our military feels an obligation to help someone who is in a war zone where they shouldn't be.
March 26th, 2006 at 4:50 am
" I wonder why our military feels an obligation to help someone who is in a war zone where they shouldn't be."
Probably for the same reason fire fighters rush into burning houses to rescue people who accidently set their houses on fire.
It's their job.
March 27th, 2006 at 1:19 am
Their job???? These weren't reporters. These were activists.
March 27th, 2006 at 3:13 am
Good Gawd Auggie, I was talking about the soldiers.
Think before you type.
March 27th, 2006 at 6:31 am
I wonder if a better parallel might be "the same reason firemen rescue bystanders who have foolishly entered a burning building" or even "the same reason firemen rescue bystanders who are foolishly pouring gasoline on a burning building."
In either case, the bystander in question is probably subject to prosecution of some sort. Should the Christian Peacemakers be subject to prosecution?
March 27th, 2006 at 7:36 am
I don't know about prosecution but you could try sending them a bill.
In all fairness the one guy did thank the troops the other day,
but not quickly enough to beat Bok's deadline.
BTW, a Beliefnet poll shows that 81% of Christian leaders believe that it is very important to evangelize Muslims in other countries
and 16% feel that it is "somewhat important". It doesn't say but I'm guessing the other 3% are looking forward to dating the widows.
March 28th, 2006 at 2:17 am
"Good Gawd Auggie, I was talking about the soldiers.
Think before you type."
You can be assured that I never have any idea what you are talking about. And I don't need you to tell me to think before I talk. You are not only contrary you are very rude.
March 28th, 2006 at 5:44 am
You're right Auggie, I was rude. My apologies.
"You can be assured that I never have any idea what you are talking about."
……….which was precisely my point.
March 29th, 2006 at 6:15 am
Right or wrong, some folks are just dying to be martyrs.
Whether you are a Islamic suicide bomber or a Christian from some fundamentalist sect, you've bought a story. And maybe you want to be included in that mythology. Martyrdom, here we come. Let's hop a jet to the middle east. Sure, I'm probably gonna get killed - sweet! Now I'm part o' the greatest story ever told.
Give my "Left Behind" books to the church library, I'm outta here.
March 29th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
"and the gallows wait for martyrs whose papers are in order."
Mary Queen of Arkansas
March 29th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Our military feels the obligation to rescue American citizens in trouble because, to put it bluntly, that's one of the few reasons they exist.
Do they like these people? No, probably not.
Do they appreciate put their lives in harm's way to for people who spit on their efforts? No, probably not.
But they will do it because they took an oath to serve. And part of that oath includes protecting the Constitution, in which we are guaranteed freedom of speech and assembly. So people who protest and rabble-rouse are entitled to protection by our armed forces.
But, I'll tell you this. If my husband dies to save one of these twits? I'll get my pound of flesh. I didn't take that oath…
March 30th, 2006 at 8:05 am
ArmyWife: We thank you and admire your sacrifice. None of us has much control over her destiny. Your powerlessness is simply more transparent and akin to facing a health crisis. I think of all of you often and am humbled about my own petty gnashings.