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The Knights Templars... Ride Again?
Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch points to a letter in the Pakistan Christian Post in which somebody claims to be "Chevalier James R. Johnson, Grand Prior of the United States"... of the Knights Templar. The letter in question challenges Osama Bin Laden to a duel, excerpt:We have noted that you like to refer to America and Great Britain as "Crusader states," and you have referred to just about everybody you donât like as Crusaders. We doubt that you really believe there are any Crusaders left, as we doubt that you really believe in God. You would not taunt Crusaders if you really believed in them, because you are a craven coward who cherishes his own flesh while admonishing your followers to blow themselves up. You are an infidel, because no one who truly believes in God would sanction the killing of innocent men, women, and children. Your actions show you to be both a coward and an infidel, because you ask your followers to do what you are afraid to do, and you donât believe there is a God who will condemn you for your vile actions against Islam and humanity.[...] This Knight Templar calls you a craven coward and an infidel. He calls you a murderer of the innocent, and a defiler of holy places. He calls you the favorite son of Satan, for you above all men on the earth have done your best to do Satanâs bidding. Not only that, but to prove to the entire world that you are a coward and an infidel, this Knight Templar challenges you to single combat in the sands of Pakistan. I challenge you to meet me with scimitar or sword, to be pitted against myself and a holy sword consecrated to our Order—a sword that was forged to destroy evil. Hereâs the deal: if I win, Al Qaeda is disbanded-forever. If you win, then you can set the head of a Knight Templar on a pike outside your tent, and you can claim that you slew the chief of all Crusaders in the United States. My first reaction was, like Robert Spencerâs, to make fun of this nonsense, then I saw this advertisement in said Pakistan Christian Post: Join Grand Priory of Pakistan of Knights Templar of Scotland by filling the Forms at the end of this page. Still silly, I know. But I believe that behind all this nonsense, there is a genuine chance Christian military organizations will be created as the âWar on Terrorâ drags on. Christians are being oppressed in Muslims lands, and young men in such situations usually fight back. Heck, perhaps they will receive some support from the Vatican, as soon as John Paul the Meek, I mean, the Second, kicks the bucket. Perhaps the Knights Templar, or something like it, will really ride again.
Posted by: Sorge 2003-11-04 |
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