Lancaster Bomber & B-25
The Avro Lancaster bomber was the most outstanding heavy bomber of the Second World War. The aircraft carried a bomb load of up to, and including, the 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb.
The B-25 –J Mitchell is a twin-engined bomber and fought in every theatre of World War II. This aircraft is also the one that Colonel Jimmy Doolittle led off of the deck of an aircraft carrier to make the first bombing raid on Tokyo.
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder estimates that one of every 20 World War II veterans suffered symptoms such as bad dreams, irritability and flashbacks.Stay tuned for Part Four - the conclusion of my series on Post Traumatic Church Disorder.
According to Department of Veterans Affairs' statistics in 2004, 25, 000 World War II veterans were still receiving disability compensation for PTSD-related symptoms.
Studies suggested that the most poorly treated prisoners of war had fewer symptoms than front-line soldiers because the prisoners were no longer in a position where they had to kill.
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4:19 PMDoes killing have something to do with PTCD?
9:40 PM
I mentioned WWII in Part Three and how PTCD is similar to the experiences of those who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). This post accomplished two things:
1. I got to show everyone a really cool pic I took at the air show this week, and...
2. I got to give some statistics regarding WWII vets that experienced PTSD.
Although some of the symptoms and reactions are different, people who experience PTSD go through many similar things as those who experience PTCD.
In fact, like a recent comment you made on Part Three said, this kind of trauma is not isolated to the church. On the other hand, the church is the last place on earth that should be hurting others.
11:01 PM
Hmmmm...valorosa's comment has me doing a lot of thinking about the possible correlation between killing and PTCD. I think there's a link, but my mind isn't quite fitting it together yet.
I'm thinking of--
metaphors of warfare for the Christian journey,
the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers,
how Christians are instructed to fight Satan,
how Christians are asked to put to death the self, sin, and a carnal mind,
how "disagreement" is often viewed as "disobedience" and the erring soldiers are shunned,
how frequently "friendly fire" occurs in the church,
how weird it is to suddenly find your freedom in Christ in the crosshairs of your comrades' weapons,
and how many people who leave the church reluctantly admit to harboring murderous thoughts (or at least calling their former leaders fools).
Fuzzy links, but links nonetheless. (At least in my mind.)
3:00 AM
That is a cool picture from the airshow. Any more?
11:09 AM
@ttm: great "fuzzy" links - thanks for sharing them!
@nate: yes - click on the picture OR the Flickr badge on the right side of the page.
10:04 PM
""On the other hand, the church is the last place on earth that should be hurting others.""
And why not ??? Wherever there are people this is the way it will be ... where do you think our enemy plants the most effective warriors against goodness? Why are we so naive? If I was a devil the first place I would go to cause trouble would be a church body... this makes perfect sense to me ...
Besides .... we need to get it through our heads that although it is nice to have a place to corporately worship, that is about the only time people in a church body will look like they are in unison ... the church is not a building ...
The church is the bride without spot or wrinkle washed in the blood of the lamb. Not the people of this building or that building ...
ttm ... :-)
exquisite commentary.
10:54 PM
@valarosa: I think you have missed the point. The very nature and mission of the "church" (and I'm not referring to a building) is to bring healing (spiritually, physically, emotionally) to people. That is why I said that the church (meaning, the body) is the last place on earth that should be hurting people.
Do "we" (as the church) fall short? Yes. But more often it is church policies and "religion" (not Godly principles) that prevent the church from following the way of love, mostly because of fear and intimidation.
And the best thing we can do, if we have been hurt by the church system, is to deal with bitterness, offense and unforgiveness against the body, so that we, in turn, can offer healing to others.
2:17 AM
Paul, I agree with you whole heartedly. We who make up our church should be loving and understanding to all. Not rigid and demeaning. Accepting all that come. Check this post out. It has alot to do with what you are saying. http://myfaithdefined.blogspot.com/2007/08/its-my-path.html
2:45 PM
:-) Ah, don't be so quick to think I have missed the point ... do me the "service" as a fellow believer to think again.
""But more often it is church policies and "religion" (not Godly principles) that prevent the church from following the way of love, mostly because of fear and intimidation.""
Who do you think brings that fear and intimidation into a group of believers and gets a stranglehold on them? Who do you think attacks this kind of gathering of minds and hearts? More importantly who has given these sorts of leaders and parishioners permission to be there at all. The church organization is not the answer ... it will always fail in its mission ... we, as the bride need to individually be in line with Christ. More importantly we need to find each other and keep our lamps trimmed for His coming. I don't have faith in any "group" of people ... there will always be the good, the bad, and the ugly spiritually speaking.
The goodness of any "group" always depends on whether the majority actually "love" and embody the fruits of the spirit.
""Do "we" (as the church) fall short? Yes.""
We shouldn't be ... and if we are...
we aren't for real ...
because
Love never fails.
That's what the Word of God says ...
11:19 PM
Nice thinking sister.
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