> For this reason the time-honoured test of the appropriateness of an action > for the soldier has always been not "What should I do in this situation?" > but "Who am I and what do I believe?" Unfortunately our society is fast > removing the absolutes on which the correct answer to this question depends. > And if that be the case, we can hardly blame the soldier or the army.
I couldn't help but be reminded of a Monty Python skit. A quick google later and... Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Church Police (see: http://arago4.tn.utwente.nl/stonedead/movies/hollywood-bowl/24-church-police.html ) Church Police: Oh, Lord, we beseech thee, tell us who croaked the Bishop of Leicester. [A clap of thunder. Then a giant Gilliam-style hand appears from the sky, accompanied by angelic chanting, and points to the husband.] God: The one in the braces, he done it. [More angelic chanting as the hand returns whence it came.] Husband: It's a fair cop, but society is to blame. Detective-Parson: Right, we'll arrest them instead! Church Policeman (John Cleese): Come on, you! Are you in society? Are you in society? Rodd ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
