Almighty God, our heavenly Father, let thy protection be upon all those who are in the service of our country; guard them from all harm and danger of body and soul; sustain and comfort those as home, especially in their hours of loneliness, anxiety, and sorrow; prepare the dying for death and the living for your service; give success to our arms on land and sea and in the air; and grant unto us and all nations a speedy, just and lasting peace. Amen.
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"the assumption that one's self-described belief in Islam marks him ipso facto as being of suspect loyalty. Or that Islam in none of its manifestations can ever be compatible with Western secular civilization. Or that immigration into the West from Muslim nations is an unmitigated threat and can never mean anything but trouble . . . READ MORE
A very good and welcome reminder. Back in November 2003 I had a series of posts taking issue with the same: here; here and here.