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Old 01-21-2010, 06:39 AM   #1
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It just sounds so wrong to put a bible verse on a killing machine. This is what really pisses me off about some Christians....everything is justified conveniently away.
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:47 AM   #2
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It just sounds so wrong to put a bible verse on a killing machine. This is what really pisses me off about some Christians....everything is justified conveniently away.

Isn't the soldier the killing machine? The gun is just a making holes in things machine...
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:53 AM   #3
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Isn't the soldier the killing machine? The gun is just a making holes in things machine...
No. Remember? "Guns don't kill people, texting while driving kills people".*



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Old 01-21-2010, 06:02 PM   #4
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Isn't the soldier the killing machine? The gun is just a making holes in things machine...
Aw Jeez...semantics already...
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Old 01-29-2010, 01:29 PM   #5
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Agreed.

He recognized that perceptions are not always an issue of PC but rather understanding how words and actions may be interpreted by others.
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I'm relatively sure we all realize that.
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I must have been confused by the most recent references to the PC Brigade.
I guess they realize it, but they don't care. That doesn't help.

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... who gives a damn.

To make my position perfectly clear: I don't care about the markings.
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I think a big deal is being made of it. I'm more interested in other issues - this doesn't even make it onto the list of real concerns I have.
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This whole story is stupid and has very little traction among the troops. They could give a shit. Is it sighted properly and will I hit my target is a much more important question. There is no story here.
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... fuck 'em.

I don't really give a shit.
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Go ahead and freak out if you want.

Who cares if there is a series of letters and numbers etched into the metal?
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