Radicalized
(by R.P.Edwards)
The aging minister
Knelt and sighed
And prayed his flock
Would be radicalized
That they'd hear God's Word
And know its worth
That they'd walk His will
While here on earth...
So, just before Christmas--the holiday celebrating Christ's birth--three young American service members attending flight training school in Pensacola, Florida, are dead due to the possible "radicalization" of an also attending Saudi student.
Yes, yes, the investigation continues and "terrorism" isn't the official verdict just yet, but really, here's the question: Why do we even entertain the possibility that a foreign "someone" might suddenly decide to take their faith to the extreme?
Oh, I know, such talk might be considered "Islamophobic," but honestly it is not my intent to speak disparagingly of those who hold to the teachings of Islam; they are what they are. However, how often have we seen someone (usually male) who, for whatever reason, becomes overly "devout" and then commences to act out what they consider a deadly divine directive?
Here's my point; why take the chance? Why entertain the possibility? Why play the guessing game of "not if, but when"? I suppose our bureaucratic "betters" can give a plethora of reasons.
None of which will give solace to the families of three murdered Americans.
The poem continues...
...That they'd love the enemy
That they'd seek the lost
That they'd be like Jesus
At any cost
That they'd consume the Bible
And be heavenly wise
And at last like Christ
They'd be radicalized
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