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Burning Mad in Detroit, Rewriting History in Deerfield (Religious Bigotry Abounds)
FOX News ^ | June 28, 2004 | Scott Norvell

Posted on 06/29/2004 7:22:39 PM PDT by Jeff Blogworthy

A Tennessee man who has been sending medallions to the surviving relatives of servicemen and women and police officers who die in the line of duty says the U.S. Army has told him it can no longer help him because the mementos have Bible verses on them.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alteredtitle; bible; christian; medals; military; nogreaterlove; soldiers
I can only assume the offending verse is:

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)

I have to assume because apparently it is too horrible to even mention in a "family oriented" news report.

Awful stuff. Jeff Blogworthy

1 posted on 06/29/2004 7:22:40 PM PDT by Jeff Blogworthy
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To: Jeff Blogworthy

Yeah we can't have some guy sending religious medalions, but the supreme court says it's okay for the porn industry to let your 8 yr old kids have access.


2 posted on 06/29/2004 7:39:06 PM PDT by arly
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To: Jeff Blogworthy

We will end- it is some kind of secular reformation; it will end soon.


3 posted on 06/29/2004 7:40:10 PM PDT by Porterville (Fight Communism, vote Republican- and piss on france)
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To: Jeff Blogworthy
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)

The ACLU will be all over this....

4 posted on 06/29/2004 8:06:27 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: Porterville

Oops, that's suppose to be, we will win in the end- we won't ever end :)


5 posted on 06/29/2004 9:39:11 PM PDT by Porterville (Fight Communism, vote Republican- and piss on france)
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