PeterS

Well, if this is a spiritual war then I would assume that god capable of protecting his children. If he doesn't, then maybe this isn't as spiritual as you think...

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Well, he was certainly popular in 1933. After being named chancellor of Germany, a presidential election was held in 1934 that Hitler easily won, partially because he vowed to fight communism. Imagine, a raging socialist like Adolf Hitler vowing to turn the tide of communism. In any case, he was then firmly in power as dictator of Germany with the title of Führer, and the backing of the German people. All was not rosy, however, in the garden of 'Der Führer'. In July 1944, Hitler escaped serious injury when a bomb exploded at his command post in Prussia. It was the sixth assassination attempt against him. Claus von Stauffenberg, a colonel who had lost an eye and one of his hands during combat in North Africa, was accused of planting the bomb. He and his several co-conspirators planned to kill the Führer with a hidden bomb and then use the German Reserve Army to topple the Nazi high command. If their coup was successful, the rebels would then immediately seek a negotiated peace with the Allies. Bear in mind, this as after the D-day landings of June 6.

Just like every politician ever, he lied to get himself elected and once in a position to enact his agenda, revealed his true colors. By the time it had dawned on the German people that they had been duped, they had already been voluntarily disarmed. Love, hate, agree, disagree, none of that factored into Hitler's timeline. The fact that there were six documented (how many others never got that far?) attempts on his life does not point to a people who 'love' their leader. I'd say the German peoples' lack of arms at that time was highly relevant. Hitler knew the German people would never stand by while he enacted his agenda and that's why he was so motivated to disarm them. It worked pretty well.

This idea that the German people are evil because they elected Hitler is so much bunk. They elected a man who promised to get them out from under the awful yoke of the treaty of Versailles and he betrayed their trust. And that's the truth.

Texas Truth Loc: Behind Enemy Lines

Liberals cannot be trusted with firearms. They would throw down the smoke wagon arguing over which flavored coffee is the best or being handed the wrong coffee. Decisions based on feelings and emotions as opposed to rational thought. Does mr. Spock ever had to encounter a liberal he probably would not have said a word to them and just poke them in the eye.

Lonewolf

Trump is certainly not on America's side

Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

Whose side are you on ?

Lonewolf

I'M a member of united states Marine corps

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

...and you have no regard or confidence in your Commander In Chief?

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

The spiritual warfare of which I speak is uh-hummm, "spiritual." It occurs while we are determining our eternal destiny.

Because God is capable does not in any way equate with God supernaturally intervening every time spiritually errant and disobedient individuals choose to wreck havoc upon members of the Body of Christ.

Everyone on earth faces physical death. It is a reality for all of us. We are rarely granted foreknowledge of how our exit from this earth will occur.

We are granted common sense, if we choose to engage it, and we do have the free will to choose to defend ourselves.

To paraphrase Clint Eastwood after the occurrence of another's violent demise, "well, he should have armed himself" (actually, he said "hisself," but I cannot bring myself to knowingly misspell a word).

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

OK so now we know what you do for a living, but who's side are you on?

Lonewolf

Not non iota

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

I've been delightfully retired for some years, Larry,

Why would that possibly interest you (interpret as: why would you possibly consider it any of your business?)?

Whose side of what?

What, from your viewpoint, are my choices?

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Wolf councilor asked you what side you're on, you replied you're a Marine. I had no idea that being a Marine was to be on a 'side'. Now we learn that you are a retired Marine. So being a Marine isn't even what you do for a living, let alone what side you're on. I suppose you could simply tell me to mind my own business and be perfectly within your rights to do so; having said that, I like to know where the people I interact with are coming from. Knowing you as a retired Marine will certainly help in that regard. You'll find there are several of your fellow Corpsmen who frequent this site. My military experience was in the army as a TOW anti-tank gunner during the cold war.

"Whose side of what?" Good question. I guess there are many ways to answer that question. I guess the most direct approach is to ask 'what side of the political spectrum?' But even that is misleading, much like everything else of a political nature in this world. I consider myself to be a constitutional moderate. This about sums it up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL8CiUtXF0

Lonewolf

I would start by saying I'm on the side of the American people.
Most of my life I voted republican and then decided to vote for the candidate I felt would do the best job,I also don't vote for incumbents unless the other guy is really bad.
I was in during Viet nam but I never got there.
Thank you for your service

quote=Larry the Legend]Wolf councilor asked you what side you're on, you replied you're a Marine. I had no idea that being a Marine was to be on a 'side'. Now we learn that you are a retired Marine. So being a Marine isn't even what you do for a living, let alone what side you're on. I suppose you could simply tell me to mind my own business and be perfectly within your rights to do so; having said that, I like to know where the people I interact with are coming from. Knowing you as a retired Marine will certainly help in that regard. You'll find there are several of your fellow Corpsmen who frequent this site. My military experience was in the army as a TOW anti-tank gunner during the cold war.

"Whose side of what?" Good question. I guess there are many ways to answer that question. I guess the most direct approach is to ask 'what side of the political spectrum?' But even that is misleading, much like everything else of a political nature in this world. I consider myself to be a constitutional moderate. This about sums it up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL8CiUtXF0[/quote]

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

Larry, apparently you addressed your question to me, intending it for "desparado."


desparado wrote:
I'M a member of united states Marine corps

There appears to be some confusion in progress.

Let's bring it to a grinding halt.

I'm a professing Christian, an Independent Conservative, a retired accountant, (with a forty year old side interest in studying Comparative Religion), Israeli History, World History and Ancient Pagan Religions, and the generator of this particular thread.

Knowing that actually tells you very little about where I've been... or what I've experienced.

Wolf Councilor, whom I greatly admire, ask me, rather, how I was doing in general.

My brother was a marine at Dong Ha, Viet Nam, right below the demilitarized zone.

The only person I ever shot was definitely not military, though that's an untold story, and not for this thread.

Lonewolf

Nice to meet you