[U.S. military weapons inscribed with Bible references by manufacturers.]
The Bible references are put there intentionally. But, that’s not the point. The point is that these idiot reporters and godless libtards are freaking out over this, towing the KKK line of “separation of church and state.” (If you don’t know about the KKK’s relationship to the “separation of church and state” statement, I’ll give you a hint: The phrase is part of the swearing in ceremony for the KKK, and the Supreme Court Justice who put that phrase into the legal vernacular was a member of the KKK...)
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...Maybe keeping State OUT of church, but I'm fairly certain the Klan wants to make the entire world Protestant. Also, I don't think the Justice was FOR it, if they even said that. So, DocBullshit, you fail.
Bible references on ACOG sights.
Because when I am about to shoot some dude, I want to be reminded about the teachings of Christ.
Do they want all of our soldiers to die after turning the other cheek?
And yes, I know the specific passage referenced was the "Onward Christian Soldiers" bit, but that is even worse.
It gives the rest of the world that all of our soldiers are some kind of psychopathic 'Knights Templar" kind of dude, and that does nothing to better our image abroad.
"The point is that these idiot reporters and godless libtards are freaking out over this, towing the KKK line of “separation of church and state.”"
Okay. Talk about pulling random logic out of left field.
KKK came up with "separation of church and state." Hmm. Care to explain this DoctorBullshit?
Saw an article about this a bit ago, it involves a Michigan company putting the references on sights, which apparently they do on all the sights they sell (their civilian ones also contain these references).
That said, if such sights are made to MIL-SPEC, I doubt the MIL-SPEC allows for such references. Methinks either the military representative missed the representation and/or the spec is flawed because of the religious reference.
I don't care if they're on sights the soldiers purchase themselves and retain when they leave the service. It's their money.
Just don't put bible references on government-issued equipment, and especially equipment that's going to Iraq or Afghanistan.
(Jehovah's Advocate hat on)
Actually, DoctorBulldog isn't talking about Thomas Jefferson. While Jefferson certainly was the first one to use the phrase "separation of Church and State", the OP is talking about someone else who actually used that phrase when writing a court decision, sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. I wish I could recall that judge's name, but it currently escapes me.
(Jehovah's Advocate hat off)
Even if it was a Supreme court justice who first used the phrase "separation of church and state", that would be a totally irrelevant point, because it doesn't mean he originated that concept or policy within our law. It originated with the founding fathers, who stated unequivocally in our Consitiution that there shall be NO establishment of a state religion.
And you're completely full of shit about the KKK, but again, even if it were true, read the Constitution.
I did a story on hate groups a few years back, and pretty much every Klan group I researched had as a requirement the Christian faith. In fact, being non-Christian was an automatic reason for disqualification for membership.
Why do you think they burn fucking crosses, you moron?
How can you actually type those words?
The KKK was founded as a Christian organization, and most chapters still have a requirement of faith that one be a Christian in order to join.
"Supreme Court Justice who put that phrase into the legal vernacular was a member of the KKK"
Thomas Jefferson was never a member of the supreme court, and also he loved the brown sugar.
Thomas Jefferson was a Supreme Court justice and KKK member? You learn something new every day!
And yes, the Bible references were put there intentionally. And every single non-Christian forced to use one of those guns was constantly heckled by their CO's that they had "Jesus's gun" and that "if your faith in Jesus is not secure, the gun will not work nearly as well."
Just like the KKK, which also spent its time harrassing everybody who was different.
Wait, this is a brilliant plan! If a US soldier drops their gun, the enemy won't be able to pick it up and use it against them because their heathen brown hands will burn when they touch the Holy Weapon!
Seriously, no one is picking up on the military weapons the Bible references on them?
I hope they have been blessed by the machine-spirit...
Ever notice how the rifle scope manufacturer didn't put Ex 20:13 on them?
And nice way to try to equate the Establishment Clause with the KKK. I guess using Godwin arguments failed to work?
And I'm pretty sure that you have to be a white Christian Protestant to join the KKK, and I'm also pretty sure that they wouldn't mind writing white Christian Protestantism into the Constitution.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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