This Is Gonna Be Trouble......

[The_Dude 1,142]

I know, it comes from al jazeera t.v., and I have yet to see any rebuttal, but ####### is up with this? Great use of our military.

[alienlovechild 75]

I know, it comes from al jazeera t.v., and I have yet to see any rebuttal, but ####### is up with this? Great use of our military.

The troops shouldn't be distributing Bibles in an intolerate country like Afghanistan especially with an enemy using Islam as one of their weapons of choice. The latter part showing a Christian service among soldiers was irrelevant as I doubt many of those people are able to convert people who'll probably face death for conversion.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I know, it comes from al jazeera t.v., and I have yet to see any rebuttal, but ####### is up with this? Great use of our military.

The troops shouldn't be distributing Bibles in an intolerate country like Afghanistan especially with an enemy using Islam as one of their weapons of choice. The latter part showing a Christian service among soldiers was irrelevant as I doubt many of those people are able to convert people who'll probably face death for conversion.

period. It is not their job.

[Ling Ling 22]

Guns and Bibles FTW.

Not sure how Islam became a "weapon of choice" though.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

U.S. official calls Al Jazeera ‘irresponsible’

ARLINGTON, Va. — A spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan has slammed an Al Jazeera story about a soldier in Afghanistan who received copies of the Bible in Pashto and Dari.

Al Jazeera has aired footage of a Bible study class last year at Bagram Air Base, in which the soldier said: "I also want to praise God because my church collected some money to get bibles for Afghanistan," according to Al Jazeera English’s Web site.

The Bibles were confiscated before they could be distributed because that would have violated General Order No. 1, which prohibits proselytizing, said Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for Combined Joint Task Force 101.

"The servicemember was not aware of that at the time," Gonzalez said Monday.

The Bibles were not paid for or translated by the U.S. military, she said.

"This is very irresponsible on their part to try to contort something out of video of a service and a Bible study class on a U.S. base for U.S. soldiers a year ago," said Col. Gregory Julian, a spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Julian warned that the story "could incite violence that could cost someone their life."

Al Jazeera English was unable to reach military officials for comment until after the story aired, a network spokesperson said Monday.

"As with all of our reporting, AJE made every attempt to show all sides of the story and this piece was no exception," the spokesman said. "We believe that this was an important story to tell to the world and are confident that the footage aired on AJE speaks for itself."

It is illegal to proselytize in Afghanistan, where an Afghan man who converted to Christianity fled to Italy in 2006 to avoid the death penalty.

In 2005, a bogus news report about U.S. interrogators desecrating the Quran triggered rioting in Afghanistan that killed several people. Some desecration, however, was later substantiated.

The Afghan government had no comment Monday on the Al Jazeera story, said Martin Austermuhle, a spokesman for the Afghan Embassy in Washington.

"We assume that the U.S. military will respond accordingly," Austermuhle said.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday that he was unaware of the details surrounding the incident.

"It certainly is — from the United States military’s perspective — not our position to ever push any specific kind of religion, period," Mullen said.

To see the Al Jazeera video, go to http://www.stripes.com

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section...p;article=62490

Edited May 4, 2009 by Mister_Bill

[It's me 1]

I know, it comes from al jazeera t.v., and I have yet to see any rebuttal, but ####### is up with this? Great use of our military.

The troops shouldn't be distributing Bibles in an intolerate country like Afghanistan especially with an enemy using Islam as one of their weapons of choice. The latter part showing a Christian service among soldiers was irrelevant as I doubt many of those people are able to convert people who'll probably face death for conversion.

It took about 6 years, but my husband Pastor Mordecai Egwu Uka, converted hundreds of Muslims to Christianity during his years as a missionary worker/teacher/minister

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I know, it comes from al jazeera t.v., and I have yet to see any rebuttal, but ####### is up with this? Great use of our military.

The troops shouldn't be distributing Bibles in an intolerate country like Afghanistan especially with an enemy using Islam as one of their weapons of choice. The latter part showing a Christian service among soldiers was irrelevant as I doubt many of those people are able to convert people who'll probably face death for conversion.

It took about 6 years, but my husband Pastor Mordecai Egwu Uka, converted hundreds of Muslims to Christianity during his years as a missionary worker/teacher/minister

He is a pastor, I would guess that is his job. Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

[Ban Hammer 15,096]

Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

no, but the us armed forces can sure make you believe in god if you're an atheist.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

no, but the us armed forces can sure make you believe in god if you're an atheist.

At least long enough to get out of barracks duty for a couple hours on Sunday.

[Ban Hammer 15,096]

Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

no, but the us armed forces can sure make you believe in god if you're an atheist.

At least long enough to get out of barracks duty for a couple hours on Sunday.

true, true.

i was thinking more like a combined arms live fire mission though.

[Danno 1,228]

As they say "The Devil is in the details", and the details of the story are weak.

For instance why would any reporter so eager to get this story out stop the cameras from rolling when they did.... why didn't we see any footage of these Americans handing out these bibles or trying to drag people to church?

Where was all this "action" that was suppose to violate military policy?

As usual many of you people were had by a simple goofy news agency, no wonder you are like putty in Obamas hands.

At any rate, Service members do not surrender the essential parts of their faith when they serve.

I'm not aware that we insist our female Soldiers wear burkas to satisfy local customs either.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

no, but the us armed forces can sure make you believe in god if you're an atheist.

At least long enough to get out of barracks duty for a couple hours on Sunday.

true, true.

i was thinking more like a combined arms live fire mission though.

I remember this one kid, fresh out of OSUT, and it was our company's turn to be in the lane for evaluation. He was all gung ho and rambo, ready to play laser tag. It got dark, and they positioned us between the artillery and the impact area. As soon as they launched the illumination rounds, this pup started freaking out and crapping his pants. No lie! We were stuck smelling him all night.

[Ban Hammer 15,096]

Armed forces are not in the religious spreading business.

no, but the us armed forces can sure make you believe in god if you're an atheist.

At least long enough to get out of barracks duty for a couple hours on Sunday.

true, true.

i was thinking more like a combined arms live fire mission though.

I remember this one kid, fresh out of OSUT, and it was our company's turn to be in the lane for evaluation. He was all gung ho and rambo, ready to play laser tag. It got dark, and they positioned us between the artillery and the impact area. As soon as they launched the illumination rounds, this pup started freaking out and crapping his pants. No lie! We were stuck smelling him all night.

that had to be a fun teaching point during the aar.

[natty bumppo 297]

Guns and Bibles FTW.

Beecher's Bibles?

got a documented one?