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Did you know that a Christian solder stationed in Saudi could not have a Bible with him!
I guess that I a naive, but I didnt realize this.....
(Excerpted from Newswithviews.com article)
But here's one loss of freedom the men and women risking their lives in that God-forsaken third world sand lot can experience while still in Iraq. As our troops sweat it out, destined to return sick like the last batch who went over to the gulf-they won't even be able to receive mail from the land of the free that contains Christian reading material. Who needs a tyrannical middle eastern despot to forbid them to read Bible verses when the United States Postal Service can do that. Ironically, the USPS's catchy new slogan "we can do that" is quite apropos here.
Seems Jack Moody of Lenoir, N.C. tried to mail a package to his son, National Guardsman Daniel Moody, stationed in the gulf as part of "Operation Iraqi Freedom" (more irony here). The package contained Bible study material including a book entitled "God's promises For Your Every Need". Moody's son wanted the materials because, well, you know, there are no atheists in foxholes and the kid needed the encouragement that only God's Word can give.
Imagine Mr. Moody's shock and awe when he was told that there are restrictions on mailing stuff containing " religious materials contrary to the Islamic faith".
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