Religious Propaganda

A Michigan company called Trijicon Inc was providing the U.S. military with high powered rifles with biblical inscriptions etched onto them. These guns are used in Afghanistan and Iraq and could create an unnecessary issue about religious propaganda. The company has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide upto 800,000 gun sights to the Marine Corps and other contracts with the U.S. military as well. The U.S. military claimed to be unaware of these biblical references. The use of these inscriptions goes against their rules that specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghnistan. These rules were established to avoid any accusation of a religious crusade against the Muslims in the war against terrorism.

Tom Munson, director of sales and marketing for Trijicon, said the inscriptions "have always been there" and said there was nothing wrong or illegal with adding them. 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. His son, Stephen, president of Trijicon, then continued the practice.

Weinstein, an attorney and former Air Force officer, said many members of his group who currently serve in the military have complained about the markings on the sights. "This is probably the best example of violation of the separation of church and state in this country," said Weinstein. "It's literally pushing fundamentalist Christianity at the point of a gun against the people that we're fighting. We're emboldening an enemy."




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: John 8:12, referred to on the gun sights as JN8:12, reads, "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

These are clear biblical codes that raise many questions about their users and providers. They not only violate the U.S. constitution, but also cross the line of respect. However, what baffles me is that the U.S. military was unaware of these codes for the past 30 years. In my opinion, Jesus rifles are just as bad as screaming Allahuakbar before blowing yourself up.
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