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Mon, 18 January 2010 20:47

Brody Levesque

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I am well aware that a number of you here do not agree with the positions that I have taken & advocated when referencing the Ultra-Christian Right political movement in a negative fashion in the United States as it affects the greater LGBT community here & elsewhere.

Today however, I found this rather appalling example of 'Christian Theological Doctrine' where it absolutely should never have appeared. The following is an investigative piece by ABCNews Chief Investigative reporter Brian Ross. In my opinion, this is directly correlative to the Anti-Gay campaign except for being another venue.

For those of you who may have doubts as to the far reaching influences of the American Ultra-Right Conservative Christian movement except maybe as graphically illustrated by Tim earlier in revealing and illuminating their collective role in Uganda, here is something else to ponder.

From ABCNews in New York comes this story:

U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes
[ Pentagon Supplier for Rifle Sights Says It Has 'Always' Added New Testament References ]

By JOSEPH RHEE, TAHMAN BRADLEY and BRIAN ROSS
Jan. 18, 2010 | 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."

Read More Here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794

ABCNews Photo of USMC Rifle Sight with inscribed biblical reference

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[Updated on: Mon, 18 January 2010 20:48]

		Is there too much 'Christian Influence' in U. S. Society? By: Brody Levesque on Mon, 18 January 2010 20:47
		Re: Is there too much 'Christian Influence' in U. S. Society? By: chrisjames147 on Mon, 18 January 2010 21:09
		Re: Is there too much 'Christian Influence' in U. S. Society? By: johnleeb on Sun, 24 January 2010 04:32
		Re: Is there too much 'Christian Influence' in U. S. Society? By: chrisjames147 on Thu, 21 January 2010 18:37
		Re: Is there too much 'Christian Influence' in U. S. Society? By: ray2x on Fri, 22 January 2010 06:10

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