Let us this time when facing Islamic enemies not act inhumanely as did the Roman church. Jesus exhorted us to love and pray for our enemies. This affords our enemies an opportunity to repent, reform, and be reconciled. On the other hand, in regard for military combat, let us arise to the challenge and not cower to Muslim militants threats and violence. Islam is intolerant and violent because spiritually it is impotent.

Christ Jesus came to establish His kingdom in the hearts of men, not to war for a political earthly kingdom. Nevertheless when necessary we must defend ourselves against hostile intruders and murderous Muslims who also misuse and distort their own religion as did the Roman Catholics during the Dark Ages for Christians.

Truly there is nothing new under the sun, as once again history is repeating itself as we approach the beginning of the end.

FOOTNOTES:

Special thanks to David Barton, Wallbuilders, for this outstanding documentation.

1.Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers, Claude A. Swanson, editor (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939), Vol. I, p. V.

2. Glen Tucker,Dawn Like Thunder: The Barbary Wars and the Birth of the U. S. Navy (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1963), p. 127.

3. A General View of the Rise, Progress, and Brilliant Achievements of the American Navy, Down to the Present Time(Brooklyn, 1828), pp. 70-71.

4. Tucker, p. 50.

5. President Washington selected Col. David Humphreys in 1793 as sole commissioner of Algerian affairs to negotiate treaties with Algeria, Tripoli and Tunis. He also appointed Joseph Donaldson, Jr., as Consul to Tunis and Tripoli. In February of 1796, Humphreys delegated power to Donaldson and/or Joel Barlow to form treaties. James Simpson, U. S. Consul to Gibraltar, was dispatched to renew the treaty with Morocco in 1795. On October 8, 1796, Barlow commissioned Richard O’Brien to negotiate the treaty of peace with Tripoli. See, for example, Ray W. Irwin, The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with the Barbary Powers (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1931), p. 84.