WWJK: Who would Jesus Kill - Military supplier adds bible references to rifle sights

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From here

The Marine Corps is reconsidering its contract with a Michigan company that has engraved hundreds of thousands of rifle sights with Bible inscriptions, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
"We are aware of the issue and are concerned with how this may be perceived," USMC spokeswoman Capt. Geraldine Carey told ABC News. "We will meet with the vendor to discuss future sight procurements."
Trijicon, based in Wixom, Mich., has been making the rifle scopes for the Marines since 2005 - and carving references to Bible passages next to the scope's serial number.

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Ok, we already paid a Christian conservative billions of dollars to field the largest mercenary army in recent history. We already had a U.S. president declare a 'crusade' in the middle east. If Muslim extremists are supposed to be the trigger happy religious nutjobs, why are we referencing New Testament bible passages on rifle scopes? A blanket, first aid kit, or a meal ration is something to give comfort. It would be annoying but understandable if someone were slipping in bible tracts there. A rifle scope pretty much serves a single purpose, to target and kill an enemy. Since 2001 this enemy is predominantly Muslim.

So if we're trying to convince the world that this is not a Christian war or crusade on Islam, I think this might be sending the wrong message.

BTW, as of 2001 (see here), 32% of the military were atheist or non-Christian. Add to that the fact that some devout Christians also might have a problem mixing religion and killing and I think this was in poor taste. If a soldier really wants a Bible reference on his or her gun sight, they can scratch it there themselves.