MRFF Breaks Major
International News Story:
U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed
With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes
January 18th, 2010
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Please note the varying responses from the U.S. military
In the ABC News story below, the Marine Corps expresses concern, and plans to meet with Trijicon regarding their blatant disregard for the safety of our honorable soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.
However, as we can see in the AP story below, U.S. Central Command spokesman, Air Force Maj. John Redfield, went on the record stating "This situation is not unlike the situation with U.S. currency ... Are we going to stop using money because the bills have 'In God We Trust' on them? As long as the sights meet the combat needs of troops, they'll continue to be used."
Marine Corps Concerned About
'Jesus Guns,'
Will Meet With Trijicon
Following ABC News Report of Secret Bible Verses on Weapons Used in Muslim Lands, Marines Will Meet With Maker of Equipment
By JOSEPH RHEE and MARK SCHONE
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Following an ABC News report that thousands of gun sights used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan are inscribed with secret Bible references, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps said the Corps is 'concerned' and will discuss the matter with the weapons manufacturer.
"We are aware of the issue and are concerned with how this may be perceived," Capt. Geraldine Carey, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps, said in a statement to ABC News. "We will meet with the vendor to discuss future sight procurements." Carey said that when the initial deal was made in 2005 it was the only product that met the Corps needs.
Michigan defense contractor
has God in its sights
By RICHARD LARDNER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Combat rifle sights used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses, stoking concerns about whether the inscriptions break a government rule that bars proselytizing by American troops.
Military officials said the citations don't violate the ban and they won't stop using the telescoping sights, which allow troops to pinpoint the enemy day or night.
NYDailyNews.com
Marine Corps considers ending contract
with Trijicon;
Top U.S. military
official defends vendor
BY STEPHANIE GASKELL
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Marine Corps is reconsidering its contract with a Michigan company that has engraved hundreds of thousands of rifle sights with Bible inscriptions, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
"We are aware of the issue and are concerned with how this may be perceived," USMC spokeswoman Capt. Geraldine Carey told ABC News. "We will meet with the vendor to discuss future sight procurements."
'Jesus Scopes' in Line of Fire
By Bryant Jordan
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Notwithstanding two administrations' avowals that American forces are not in Iraq or Afghanistan as part of some "Holy War," a manufacturer's penchant for putting New Testament references on rifle scopes is once again raising concerns about religious symbols finding their way into the U.S. military mission in those countries.
An Army spokesman told Military.com that senior officials are looking into the matter, but he was not able to say what might be done about it. Meanwhile, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command was quoted by The Associated Press as saying there is nothing wrong or illegal with the biblical inscriptions appearing on the Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight.
5 Biggest Problems with Bible
Verses on Military Guns
By HEATHER HORN
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Some rifle sights used by the U.S. military are marked with references to Bible verses. Whether or not military leaders were aware of the decoration--and some sources are skeptical of their denial--bloggers broadly think it's a snafu, though for different reasons. Some are troubled by the blend of church and state, others by the impact on the Muslim world, and still others by the conflict with peaceful Christian doctrine.
Military Defends Biblical Weaponry as OK, plus Other Coverage and Reaction
Written by Don Byrd
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Following news that the military has been using weapons with inscribed Scripture references in Iraq and Afghanistan, I called on the Defense Department to suspend its contract with Trijicon and wrote this:
What good is it to have our civilian leadership traveling the world with the promise that America does not fight religious wars, when the military has our soldiers training some Afghans and Iraqis, and killing others, with guns that proclaim otherwise?
