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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:06 AM Original message |
Did you know that the U.S. military distributes the NEW TESTAMENT in the Middle East?? |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes this has been discussed here all week |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Really?? Guess I've been multi-tasking too much. Has the president... |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Not to my knowledge |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Hmm, he's gotta know. |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Winning hearts & minds...one Chick tract at a time |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It's crazy! I was horrified and wonder why Obama hasn't put an end to it... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not really. But I knew some military officers were pushing Bible study among troops. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Stewart said that there was a large number of evangelicals who have managed... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Let us not forget General Boykin |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I had forgotten about him - thanks! |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. But is the military paying for it directly? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Even if the Bibles are donated by the Gideons or other groups, proselytizing in the Middle East... |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. But again, your thread title says "the US military..." |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. According to Stewart, at least one General has an organized program... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Dishonorable discharge. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yes, you would think. Stewart also mentioned the Air Force Academy... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Airforce academy is near the heart of the fundamentalist beast |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Palin is part of the evang. movement that teaches about the infiltration of... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Dominionist |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Thanks - that's it. Whenever I read about them I feel sick. :/ |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. "Fruitcakes" ..... is the term I believe you're looking for. ;-) NT |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. If two willing adults want to have a discussion with one another on their off time... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Gee, some things adults do in their off time get them fired |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. If the soldiers want to be missionairies they should do it through their church |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Harper's May 2009 cover story -- Evangelical Proselytization Still Rampant in U.S. Military |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Wow - thanks for the info. Wonder what Pres. Obama is thinking... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. They may be so entrenched that a more careful action plan is required. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Good point - it will be interesting to see how the president deals with this... |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's disgusting to watch our military plotting how to get around the rules |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. And scary too! |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. OMG - I just realized it was Bill Maher talking about this, not Jon Stewart. So sorry... |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. lol, I thought the notion of this coming from Stewart seemed odd.... |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-10-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I had Maher's face in my head but still typed Stewart's name - D'OH! |
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