ABC News is reporting on military rifle scopes, made by Trijicon, Inc. of Wixom, MI, which appear to have references to bible verses stamped on the scopes themselves. While right-wing Christian voters and military personnel may be comforted that our soldiers and their guns are proselytizing to non-Christians, having bible verses stamped onto scopes used by the military violates General Order 1, which states, as item "k" under "Prohibited Activities":
proselytizing of any religion, faith, or practice.For years, the US Military has received criticism that there is a covert mission in Afghanistan (and Iraq) besides just liberating the people: spreading the work and word of Jesus Christ.
If our constitution demands freedom of religion and at the same time a separation of church and state, then how is that our government and our army seem to be populated and run by right-wing Christian entities? Republicans often place blame on the "liberal bias" in the media and among pundits. However, one could argue to the fact that whatever "media bias" exists doesn't really matter when you consider that the decision makers in our country, the folks who hold in their hands the power to help the people or help the powers, are consistently working in the name of God.
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