{"id":13622,"date":"2011-10-19T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=13622"},"modified":"2015-06-27T19:15:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T22:15:04","slug":"the-cross-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/19\/the-cross-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cross in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

A British military photographer captured a stunning and unique vista in Afghanistan, at the main British base at Camp Bastion.<\/p>\n

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Afghanistan is entering its ‘rainy season,’ and such storms may be relatively common for some time.<\/p>\n

Of course, Michael Weinstein will likely think this supports his conspiracy theory that\u00a0Christian supremacists are out to take over\u00a0the world, or that the Brits are “advancing the cause” of the allies’ adversaries, as he has said about US Marines<\/a> in more benign circumstances.\u00a0 His research assistant, Chris Rodda, has previously said crosses like the one seen above, “big enough to be visible from really far away,” are one way “the Muslims” are convinced “we’re on a crusade.”<\/a>\u00a0 She’ll likely consider the fact the cross is lit\u00a0— so it can be seen from “really far away” even at night — all the more egregious.<\/p>\n

Regardless of hypothetical manufactured controversy, its an impressive picture, and an indicator of other ‘powers’ the allied forces have to contend with in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The image was the “Image of the Day: 10 October 2011<\/a>” on the British Ministry of Defence official news blog.<\/p>\n

Caption:\u00a0 Lightning strikes in the distance behind Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, as troops wait for the first rainfall on Operation HERRICK 15, which officially began yesterday when 20th Armoured Brigade took over command of Task Force Helmand in Lashkar Gah from 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines.\u00a0[Picture: Sergeant Steve Blake RLC, Crown Copyright\/MOD 2011]<\/em><\/p>\n

Via the Mad Padre<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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