As the great man's guest must produce his good stories or songs at the evening banquet, as the platform orator exhibits his telling facts at mid-day, so the journalist lies under the stern obligation of extemporizing his lucid views, leading ideas, and nutshell truths for the breakfast table.
Cardinal J. H. Newman, Preface to The Idea of a University, 1852

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Bible quotes in gun sights

U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes

Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found. [...]

The company's vision is described on its Web site: "Guided by our values, we endeavor to have our products used wherever precision aiming solutions are required to protect individual freedom."

"We believe that America is great when its people are good," says the Web site. "This goodness has been based on Biblical standards throughout our history, and we will strive to follow those morals."
Old Testament "Thou shalt not kill" would seem the more obvious choice.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

The power of the press! Funny how the words 'alaihi ("on him" , or "on it")
and Allah (Muslim name for God) are often inscribed on Muslim swords and
knives and never a word be said! This has been a practice for centuries! Where
is the news coverage on this breaking story?

David Chapman said...

(Only just seen this comment! I'd not set the system to tell me when comments are added.)

I am Christian (of sorts), so when things are done in the name of Christianity there is a sense in which I am implicated, so I have a duty to speak out. It is for Muslims to comment on things done in their name.

Anyway, personally I find something especially chilling to find this on "high-powered rifles".