Posted on 04/22/2013 6:48:44 PM PDT by markomalley
The U.S. Army is directing troops to remove a Bible inscription that a vendor etched into the serial numbers of weapon scopes, Fox News has learned.
Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska told Fox News they received a directive to turn in their scopes so the Bible references could be removed.
The scopes were made by Trijicom and referenced New Testament passages in John 8:12 and Second Corinthians 4:6. The verses appeared at the end of the scope serial numbers JN8:12 and 2COR4:6.
The biblical verse (JN8:12) must be removed utilizing a Dremel type tool and then painted black, read instructions on how to remedy the matter.
After the letters and numbers were scrapped off, soldiers were directed to use apply black paint to ensure the verses were totally covered.
The vendor etched those inscriptions on scopes without the Armys approval, Army spokesman Matthew Bourke told Fox in a written statement. Consequently, the modified scopes did not meet the requirement under which the contract was executed.
Bourke said the vendor agreed to remove all Bible references on future deliveries.
Some of these scopes had already been fielded, Bourke explained. Corrective measures were taken to remove inscriptions during the RESET/PRESET process in order to avoid a disruption in combat operations.
A similar issue came to light during a 2010 investigation by ABC News. At the time the Army and Marine Corps said they were unaware of the biblical markings.
Trijicon did not return phone calls seeking comment. A company spokesman told ABC News in 2010 that the inscriptions had always been on the sights and there was nothing wrong or illegal with including them.
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That cat is *everywhere.*
Even with sequester there is money for this?
The Obama administration, working daily to end all support for God & country.
Nope.
M.Obama declared In-n-out burger “off limits”
Very appropriate for the Trijicon.
God will not be mocked.
They are in the gate.
They walk amongst us.
Seems to be doing so by putting Bible verses on sniper scopes in the first place.
They should replace it with this reference:
H041-6985:
(Muslim Hadith Book 041, Number 6985:
Abu Huraira reported Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him;)
Seems hypocritical for a weapon used for killing to be associated with that verse.
Jesus, the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity by his own words did not come to abolish the law and the prophets, and He was at the hand of Moses when the hordes of Egypt perished in the Red Sea.
I prefer it when snipers quote aloud from the biblical texts as they begin the trigger squeeze.
Cursed is this Regime, and the pantywaists who do its bidding. May the Lord protect His remnant that serve in our military.
The 27th of the 45 Declared Goals of the Communists:
Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a “religious crutch.”
These refurbished scopes will become even more historically valuable because of the significance of why they were abused. My guess is that many will have become “lost” after a combat engagement, hm?
Good example. If I were a cat hater and saw that cat emblem on a bomb, I would use the same reasoning as the church and state morons and demand every single emblem be removed.
It’s part of the serial number For God’s Sake! (NOT meant in a disrespectful way)
This company should refuse to sell them to the military if the Muslim-in-Chief is going to erase GOD from the scopes.
Better yet, replace it with “FUBO!”
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