Danes feel Obama is greater than Jesus

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... Erik Prince is certainly much more than a philanthropist. Much, much more.

-Jester

Afterthought: On a somewhat related note, how about these guys? As Jesus said in Matthew 26:52, "Return your sword to its place, and instead use this awesome rifle with a scope blessed by yours truly."

That is a difficult question, and goes to one deep question about morality. Would we condemn the brewer of beer, or distiller of spirits, or the manufacturer of guns or gun sights? They can be used for reasonable, temperate acts as well as intemperate or immoral ones. If a soldier kills a terrorist and prevents them from driving a car bomb into a crowd of women and children, is that moral or immoral? Can a soldier be moral at all? Can a bombardier be moral?

As for the government buying gun sights with Bible verses stamped in an unnoticed place... It's a non-issue. The government bought the gun sights because they met the specs and price for the contract. I'd guess if people are offended by the little letters they can file them off, right? Or, if it offends the government procurers then they can amend the contract, or refuse to buy the product. I'd vote for giving soldiers the best product, regardless of who made it, including Muslims who might imprint verses from the Koran. Perhaps... "Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2:216), "Seek out your enemies relentlessly." (Surah 4:103-), or "If you do not fight, He will punish you sternly, and replace you by other men." (Surah 9:37-) But... From what I've heard, ironically, they are actually verses of peace.

The government buys many products with religious codes on them. We've probably discussed this before, but people have the freedom to express their religious speech and I'd say even government speech is protected as long as it does not "establish" a preferred religion. Does the government have any restrictions on buying products from Muslims, Jews, or Christians? Does the government buy copies of the Bible, copies of the Koran, copies of the Torah for governmental use?

"The scripture references were begun more than 20 years ago by Trijicon's founder, Glyn Bindon, a devout Christian from South Africa who died in a 2003 plane crash in Alabama." Pentagon: Bible-verse gunsights don't violate rules

Ever seen any of these on a product?