killing ragheads for Jesus

Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found.

The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. The maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 sights to the Marine Corps, and additional contracts to provide sights to the U.S. Army.

U.S. military rules specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghanistan and were drawn up in order to prevent criticism that the U.S. was embarked on a religious "Crusade" in its war against al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents.

One of the citations on the gun sights, 2COR4:6, is an apparent reference to Second Corinthians 4:6 of the New Testament, which reads: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

Other references include citations from the books of Revelation, Matthew and John dealing with Jesus as "the light of the world." John 8:12, referred to on the gun sights as JN8:12, reads, "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Trijicon confirmed to ABCNews.com that it adds the biblical codes to the sights sold to the U.S. military. Tom Munson, director of sales and marketing for Trijicon, which is based in Wixom, Michigan, said the inscriptions "have always been there" and said there was nothing wrong or illegal with adding them. Munson said the issue was being raised by a group that is "not Christian." The company has said the practice began under its founder, Glyn Bindon, a devout Christian from South Africa who was killed in a 2003 plane crash.

source: http://abcnews.go.co...id=9575794&page=1

A win/lose issue.

If we are fighting a few idiots who kill more of the people they claim to fight for than their supposed enemy (i.e. us) with the rest of the world watching our back, we win.

If we fight Islam, we fight a billion people with the rest of the world cheering them on. We lose. I don't care how spiffy our guns or how happy Jehovah is, we lose.

When JFK was running for President, people asked whether he was loyal to the Pope or to the country. I'm asking if Trijicon is more loyal to it's dead leader's imam or to the country. If I were a shareholder, I'd be mighty pissed that they'd risk that sweet contract.

But really, they are missing the boat by not including PS137:9

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PS137:9 (refers to Babylon, aka Iraq) "How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock."

Post #320,269 by lincoln 1/19/10 12:01:49 PM Reply	killing ragheads for Jesus Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found. The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. The maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 sights to the Marine Corps, and additional contracts to provide sights to the U.S. Army. U.S. military rules specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghanistan and were drawn up in order to prevent criticism that the U.S. was embarked on a religious "Crusade" in its war against al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents. One of the citations on the gun sights, 2COR4:6, is an apparent reference to Second Corinthians 4:6 of the New Testament, which reads: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." Other references include citations from the books of Revelation, Matthew and John dealing with Jesus as "the light of the world." John 8:12, referred to on the gun sights as JN8:12, reads, "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Trijicon confirmed to ABCNews.com that it adds the biblical codes to the sights sold to the U.S. military. Tom Munson, director of sales and marketing for Trijicon, which is based in Wixom, Michigan, said the inscriptions "have always been there" and said there was nothing wrong or illegal with adding them. Munson said the issue was being raised by a group that is "not Christian." The company has said the practice began under its founder, Glyn Bindon, a devout Christian from South Africa who was killed in a 2003 plane crash. source: http://abcnews.go.co...id=9575794&page=1 "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #320,271 by boxley 1/19/10 12:43:00 PM Reply	s/kraut/ragheads/g nothing new there If we torture the data long enough, it will confess. (Ronald Coase, Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, 1991)
Post #320,287 by lincoln 1/19/10 2:26:38 PM Reply	Re: s/kraut/ragheads/g nothing new there Did we have Bible references on guns back in WWII? Korea? Vietnam? "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #320,288 by boxley 1/19/10 2:33:17 PM Reply	on the bomb assembly lines in ww2 workers would paint slogans, bible verses smut etc If we torture the data long enough, it will confess. (Ronald Coase, Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, 1991)
Post #320,289 by lincoln 1/19/10 2:35:07 PM Reply	Not the same as having them stamped right into the metal as the weapons are made. "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #320,334 by mhuber 1/19/10 10:45:52 PM Reply	Not a moral issue A win/lose issue. If we are fighting a few idiots who kill more of the people they claim to fight for than their supposed enemy (i.e. us) with the rest of the world watching our back, we win. If we fight Islam, we fight a billion people with the rest of the world cheering them on. We lose. I don't care how spiffy our guns or how happy Jehovah is, we lose. When JFK was running for President, people asked whether he was loyal to the Pope or to the country. I'm asking if Trijicon is more loyal to it's dead leader's imam or to the country. If I were a shareholder, I'd be mighty pissed that they'd risk that sweet contract. But really, they are missing the boat by not including PS137:9 ------------------------ PS137:9 (refers to Babylon, aka Iraq) "How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock."

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