As I was walking to my office through the Battalion Headquarters a NCO said, "Hey, Chaplain, here's a weapon sight with a Scripture reference on it." I had already read on-line about it a few days before. He continued, "I've never seen this before until it came out in the news. No one ever noticed it."
No one ever noticed it until now. Someone who is Biblically literate understood the micro-lettering which the Army called, "coded". In the Army, all weapons and products like this are called, "sensitive items," and are accountable at all times. I'm actually NOT amazed that this HASN'T been discovered and "outed" before. Why? Because American society is less and less Biblically literate. We just don't know the Bible as much as we used to.
Here is the news release from Trijcon, the company which produced the products. Though the company has a Christian background, the intention (OBVIOUSLY--pun intended) was not to proselytize. Here is the NY Times version, for what it's worth.
No one ever noticed it until now. Someone who is Biblically literate understood the micro-lettering which the Army called, "coded". In the Army, all weapons and products like this are called, "sensitive items," and are accountable at all times. I'm actually NOT amazed that this HASN'T been discovered and "outed" before. Why? Because American society is less and less Biblically literate. We just don't know the Bible as much as we used to.
Here is the news release from Trijcon, the company which produced the products. Though the company has a Christian background, the intention (OBVIOUSLY--pun intended) was not to proselytize. Here is the NY Times version, for what it's worth.
My take on it as a Christian Chaplain is that it's a bad idea to emplace Scripture on weapons or weapon systems. My view isn't about being PC (Politically Correct). It's about the meaning and intent of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am thoroughly American, but I'm also, and more so, thoroughly Christian.
I believe in the truth of Democratic principles and the need to protect our freedom. On the other hand, emplacing those specific Scripture references on the weapons systems conflicts with the Spirit of Christianity and it's core principles. And, since the intent behind the emplacement of Scripture has been misunderstood by others outside of the company, like true-PCers, or the enemy of the State, it's become counterproductive to the advancement of freedom (or Christianity?) in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, or maybe even in America.
I believe in the truth of Democratic principles and the need to protect our freedom. On the other hand, emplacing those specific Scripture references on the weapons systems conflicts with the Spirit of Christianity and it's core principles. And, since the intent behind the emplacement of Scripture has been misunderstood by others outside of the company, like true-PCers, or the enemy of the State, it's become counterproductive to the advancement of freedom (or Christianity?) in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, or maybe even in America.
