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  • Strikers Christen New Chapel With Candlelight Service

    12/26/2008 7:56:55 PM PST · by SandRat · 6 replies · 433+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Maj. Mike Humphreys, USA
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2008 – After nearly seven months of holding religious services in conference rooms, the Army Strikers at Forward Operating Base War Eagle in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad christened their new chapel with a Christmas Eve candlelight service Dec. 24, 2008. Army Spc. Dale Harris, an information systems specialist, 1st Lt. Ivan Lugo, an unmanned aerial vehicle platoon leader, and Spc. Jerrod Fox, an unmanned aerial vehicle operator, lead Christmas carols at a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Forward Operating Base War Eagle Dec. 24. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mike Humphreys   (Click photo for screen-resolution...
  • Marine in Iraq Pulled From Duty After Allegedly Handing Out Christian Coins

    05/30/2008 5:57:49 PM PDT · by daniel1212 · 153 replies · 171+ views
    Associated Press ^ | day, May 30, 2008 | Associated Press
    BAGHDAD — A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly, removing a trooper from duty pending an investigation.
  • Marines accused of proselytizing in Fallujah; gospel verse on coins

    05/29/2008 11:11:57 AM PDT · by XR7 · 115 replies · 383+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | 5/29/08 | Jamal Naji and Leila Fadel
    FALLUJAH, Iraq — At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his pocket and put it in his hand. Out of fear, he accepted it, Anad said. When he was inside the city, the college student said, he looked at one side of the coin. "Where will you spend eternity?" it asked. He flipped it over, and on the...
  • Christian soldier, Muslim soldier - Michelle Malkin

    09/30/2003 9:27:57 PM PDT · by kattracks · 23 replies · 892+ views
    townhall.com ^ | 10/01/03 | Michelle Malkin
    There's something terribly wrong when an American soldier overseas can't receive Scriptures in the mail, but a Muslim chaplain can preach freely among al Qaeda and Taliban enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay. This is a story of two soldiers, one Christian, one Muslim. It's a cautionary tale that suggests how religious double standards and politically driven hypersensitivity threaten not only our troops, but us all.Six months ago, Jack Moody tried to send his son, Daniel, a care package containing a Bible study and other Christian religious materials. Daniel is a 21-year-old Army National Guardsman serving in the Middle East. He...