Posted on 01/22/2010 5:42:54 AM PST by bogusname
The advocacy group that brought worldwide attention to the fact that an American company has been stamping biblical references on combat rifle sights used by the U.S. military said Thursday it hoped the damage done was not “beyond repair.”
Trijicon’s “outrageous practice” of stamping Christian references on rifle scopes used by the U.S. military “was an unconstitutional disgrace of the highest magnitude to our military and an action that clearly gave additional incentive and emboldenment to recruiters for our nation’s enemies,” Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) head Mikey Weinstein said, after Trijicon Inc. announced it would now stop the practice.
“It is nothing short of a vile national security threat that, despite our nation’s efforts to convince the Muslim world we are not pursuing a holy war against them, our military and its contractors time again resort to unlawful fundamentalist evangelical Christian practices, even on the battlefield,” Weinstein said in a message posted on the MRFF Web site.
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It’s about freakin time! Starting with “Major Hasan” and how he could go around blustering about throat slitting and boiling oil, getting promoted while treating one patient a week
religious extremism in the military - go for it.
Can Trijicon not tell them to pound sand?
Bump.
‘that clearly gave additional incentive and emboldenment to recruiters for our nation’s enemies,”
Is this the same enemy who is fighting a ‘jihad’ or religious war?
Ya know the ones that shout Allah Akbar (mispelling intentional) before setting off their suicide bomb?
We are in a religious war. They hate us because we are not muslim.
Time to lock him up.
Now, how is it Mikey knows what those numbers and letters are about? Does he perhaps have a Bible that he can look them up?
Bet he's got an electronic Bible.
Here's why Mikey needs locked up. He has complained to the Regime to exercise its authority to STOP someone else, private citizens in fact, from marking products in their own manner ~ presumably as an act of religious faith.
The USSC has ruled repeatedly that the government has no such authority. For example, in Regents v. the court said the government couldn't just write a prayer and dictate that it be said. Their focus wasn't on what the prayer said, but on the act of the government writing one ~ they've later said individuals can pray all they want!
Mikey's error is to point to something, for example the letter "t" and start sceaming "Look, they have a CROSS and they're proselytizing ~ Judge crush them."
Only way this sort of harrassment of religious people can be stopped is for Mikey to be locked up somewhere for a very long time. He must learn to leave others alone in their religious practices.
Islam is at war with all "unbelievers," throughout the world. They are the aggressors, not the U.S.A. The only religious extremism in our military are Islamists.
Hey, I like that handle! MeneMeneTekelUpharsin...that’s a good one.
The phrase “a flying leap”....comes to mind.
“Only way this sort of harrassment of religious people can be stopped is for Mikey to be locked up somewhere for a very long time. He must learn to leave others alone in their religious practices.”
Amen to that!
This Guy isn’t Right, he needs Diversity Training.
“Unlawful fundamentalist evangelical Christian practices”. Like “Honor Killings”?
Thank you. Thought a long time before selecting it. Basis was the impending illegal immigration impact on the United States back when I started on Free Republic. Nothing has been solved and it is only getting worse (i.e. potential Hatian immigration).
These jerk offs don’t even understand that not only was this a bible quote but a marketing ploy. These scopes are star light scopes. (you know used at night or low light) Well the verses refer to devine light. Maybe if this group reads my post real slow they may get it.
“The only religious extremism in our military are Islamists.”
That’s exactly right and we have to come to the understanding that we are at war because they are the enemy who is trying to kill us.
I understand and no doubt you have seen the writing on the wall.
LOL...Well said.
Our guys need to carry their own supply of bacon grease to lovingly shine up their ammo, and make sure that Addullah knows it
The works. The real reason the company put the bible verses on the scopes is that F#CK Al Quada took too many letters.
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