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Unknown Soldier Single

2021/4/25
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Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Anzac Day, commemorating the Gallipoli campaign, is Australia's most sacred secular day, marked with solemnity despite the military failure it represents.

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It is the day after ANZAC Day, that occasion when Australians and New Zealanders commemorate those who died in the defence of our country. 

At a time like this, it is worth considering the inscription bourne by many military tombstones across the world - 'Unknown Soldier - Known Unto God'.

This is not just a way of saying, "We don't know who he is; I guess God does." It has a profound meaning about the peculiar way in which God knows His creatures.