Add your custom HTML herenull The same biblical instruction was given to both: To the Jews of Israel and later to the followers of the Jew who became the Christian Messiah. Defend yourselves! If your lives, your family, living your faith, your safety in your country is attacked, DEFEND YOURSELVES. How is this forgotten? What has happened in the 'modern age' that translated 'respect for the other' to 'allow the other to murder you and your family'.... and maybe you will say "I forgive you, as you all fall dead"? Where was that taught? This is not about 'things', it's about lives. This is not about being kind to your neighbor, helping them out, ignoring their failures, feeding the poor. This is about SURVIVAL. And if the MURDERERS are the survivors, then what kind of world will that be? Today, both groups listed above continue to be the first in the line of targets of a group of followers of a man known as the Prophet Muhammad. Many of our political and social leaders, their followers and just plain, normal people, like to believe that money and power are the primary basis for the wars and evil that surround us now. However, ask many in Iran or ask some other Muslims who are suffering and have fled. Ask them this question: "What will happen to non-Muslims when the populace has been ordered to 'convert' or die?" Ask them if the strict laws of Islam will be enforced on everyone. Understand that there will be no 'neutral', non-committed people allowed to function – if they are allowed to live. Ask yourselves why so many are willing to be martyrs to the god of Islam. And ask these questions of the nice, gentle, considerate followers of the Prophet Muhammad. ALL will be forced to join one side or the other and the other will lead to death by execution. There will be no neutral for you either. Perhaps you can find a few recent Iranian refugees to explain it to you. Yet still today, the Jews and Christians around the world, in company with non-religious modern leaders, totally ignore this. They are failing utterly to defend their countries, their families and their way of life. They think they can negotiate or compromise with the 'nice' Muslim countries (maybe just not with the out-of-the-closet murderers?). They are blinded, sometimes by money and gifts (note in fact: Qatar and the 'Presidential plane'!) and they seeing only what they want to see? Do the liberal Leftists and many on the Right think the past is of no import, just an ancient way of thinking? It is unbelievable to see how naive our leaders can be, even when they are rich and powerful themselves. They believe what they would like to be true, not what is staring them in the face. Ask yourself, who is to be trusted? Pakistan who was helping Libya built a neutron bomb? Qatar, who has supported Hamas until now and invested in politicians and the news media world-wide? Qatar, who cuts off relations with other countries who do business with Israel? Turkey whose leader denies Israel's right to exist and even now supports Hamas? The list of "helpful" friends goes on..... The modern, nicer way of thinking is, 'accept everyone', 'believe the best of everyone’, even when they say and demonstrate otherwise; assuming that they are not evil won't get keep you safe. Believe your eyes; see what they do, not just what they want you to see; be discerning. In daily life, you can just keep your distance and help keep them out of power. In public life, watch who you support and vote for... not just the TV smile, but their background, their record, how they take money from and how they are when they think no one is watching. In your personal life, it may seem less threatening for now, but it’s getting late for your family and your country. If you just assume everyone wants the best, it might just get you dead: you, your spouse, your kids, your friends, your neighbors. "If there is an enemy, pick up your sword, and if you don't have one, buy one."