Marines thinking Bibles and bullets shouldn't blend

There is something beyond just having these Bible verses on the sites, as if that was not bad enough, but to think they are on the sites at all is very perplexing. Are they supposed to be looking at the verses or the enemy? What was the manufacturer thinking and what was the military thinking when they let this happen? Didn't they inspect the weapons?

It was pointed out yesterday that should a serviceman or woman become captured and they see the Biblical verses on the sites, they will be treated a lot worse for this and it very well could inspire more hatred toward the troops in Muslim nations. If Trijicon wanted to support the troops with Bible verses then they should have handed out prayer cards with them on it instead of putting them on the sites of weapons.

The other factor is, the American people are paying for the weapons, thus paying for the verses to be on the sites and we should be asking exactly how much money we were billed for to cover Trijicon doing this. It's an easy guess that it would be a lot cheaper for them to not do this.

Marine Corps considers ending contract with Trijicon
New York Daily News

The Marine Corps is reconsidering its contract with a Michigan company that has engraved hundreds of thousands of rifle sights with Bible inscriptions, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

"We are aware of the issue and are concerned with how this may be perceived," USMC spokeswoman Capt. Geraldine Carey told ABC News. "We will meet with the vendor to discuss future sight procurements."

Trijicon, based in Wixom, Mich., has been making the rifle scopes for the Marines since 2005 - and carving references to Bible passages next to the scope's serial number.

U.S. military rules prohibit any service member from proselytizing while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, which are primarily Muslim nations.
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