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2006-08-31 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by ryuge 2006-08-31 07:11|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why did Fatah bother to make the video? Didn't they realize conversion under duress means nothing? That no one, East or West, would take it at face value?

So why take a bullet? Plenty of Heroic people have said and done things in captivity to stave off impending death. Thats called survival and no one, especially this piece of shit, is in any position to impugn their integrity. This guy can rot in hell!

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-08-31 13:45|| 2006-08-31 13:45|| Front Page Top

#2 "So why take a bullet? Plenty of Heroic people have said and done things in captivity to stave off impending death. Thats called survival and no one, especially this piece of shit, is in any position to impugn their integrity. This guy can rot in hell!"

So. I guess we can add you to the coward column.

Posted by Texas Redneck 2006-08-31 14:50|| 2006-08-31 14:50|| Front Page Top

#3 That's right Tex. Our country was founded on principles. One of them was that there are worse things than death. I'm not saying I'd be able to refuse and be killed, like the heroic Mr. Quattrocchi, but I pray to God I would.

"Is life so precious, or peace so dear, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?"

"He that findeth his life shall lose it, but he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it."

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-31 16:18|| 2006-08-31 16:18|| Front Page Top

#4 "So. I guess we can add you to the coward column!"

Redneck, Of course you are in Texas and the author is in Canada. Both a distance away from Gaza wouldnt you say? Probably a lot safer tooyou know no thugs holding you hostage threatening to saw off your head and all. Pretty easy to say all kinds of things that you would or wouldnt do in a hypothetical situation isnt it? Hell, Ill give you both the benefit of the doubtmaybe you would choose death over a fifteen minute charade that wouldnt have a lick of influence on anybody. March on Christian Soldiers! Furthermore, call me a coward if it makes you feel better. But do yourselves a favor and read what other P.O.Ws and hostages have done in captivity just to see their families one more time. If you still think their cowardsplease keep it to yourselves.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-08-31 20:21|| 2006-08-31 20:21|| Front Page Top

#5 trouble is....if you take the conversion way out - it'll be something you have to live with for the rest of your lives. I'd wish Murdoch would put a $10 million reward for the kidnappers - dead - not alive

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-31 21:02|| 2006-08-31 21:02|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd wish Murdoch would put a $10 million reward for the kidnappers - dead - not alive.

But Frank, if we kept them alive, we could make them covert to Christianity under duress and make a propaganda video. Maybe we could convert them to scientology. They could be force to watch Tom Cruise movies over and over and over and over...

Posted by JohnQC 2006-08-31 22:25|| 2006-08-31 22:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Our God doesn't need converts under duress

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-31 23:41|| 2006-08-31 23:41|| Front Page Top

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