You are? Who the hell is labeling you a Crusader? lol...
Obama
Lol...where and when? I only consider people Crusaders if they invade other countries and forcibly take them over...oh shit wait! That's the US military! Course they were just following orders...but that only works when you are an American...didn't work for the Germans.
Bullshit, The US military wasnt doing it in the name of Christianity. ISIS on the other hand is doing their actions in the Name of Islam. no comparisson. The real Crusaders openly stated that they were fighting for Christiandom and carried symbols of crosses into battle as a regulation.
Bullshit, The US military wasnt doing it in the name of Christianity
U.S. Rifle Scopes In Iraq And Afghanistan Feature Bible Verse Citations
'soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have been using rifle scopes that bear abbreviated references to Bible verses, including lines like "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."
That verse is rendered on tiny letters on the the scopes, made by Wixom, Michigan-based Trijicon, as "2COR4:6" referring to chapter 4, verse 6 of the Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians.
While it's not clear exactly how many of the scopes are in use, there are Pentagon images on the Internet (for example here) with the Trijicon scopes being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chris Rodda, a researcher at the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, the group that is the source for ABC's story, tells TPMmuckraker that federal contracts suggest the military has bought scores of thousands of the scopes for Iraq and Afghanistan. The foundation advocates for religious freedom and separation of church and state in the military.'
U.S. Rifle Scopes In Iraq And Afghanistan Feature Bible Verse Citations
Bible verses on U.S. soldiers' guns
Paul MosesJanuary 20, 2010 - 11:16pm
Which Biblical verses should be cited on the gunsights of the M4 and M16 rifles that American soldiers are using in Iraq and Afghanistan? That's right. The Michigan company making the gunsights has been putting Biblical citations on them, as in John 8:12 ("I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness ...") and 2 Cor 4:6 ("For God who said, `Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ.")
ABC News had the story this week, with
help from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Trijicon, the Michigan company that makes the gunsights, said it has imprinted weaponry with Biblical citations for a long time.It's hard to believe that the government is fighting wars that depend heavily on winning over the good will of Muslims while using weaponry emblazoned with Biblical references. And furthermore, references that point to the key religious difference Christians and Muslims have, Jesus' divinity. (Some of the weapons are being used to train Iraqi soldiers, according to The
AP.) It's also incredible that a military spokesperson would downplay the issue by comparing the gunsight imprints to the "in God we trust" on U.S. currency.But if the Defense Department isn't going to apologize quickly for this colossal error, perhaps some other Biblical verses can be used in the meantime: John 18:11 ("Put your sword into its scabbard") or Matthew 5:44 ("love your enemies"), for instance