[...] Certainly not! The U.S. military would never seize and destroy Bibles! “U.S. soldiers are killing [...]

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@Old Trooper

Well said. Once Afghanistan has been stabilised then Christian missionaries as private individuals outside of the military can then go across – if allowed in by the Afghan Government to do their missionary work. Mixing up the work of the military with Christianity missionary work muddles the operation and will only backfire.

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They should face disciplinary action if the practice does not cease. Obviously You never served. You always counsel first. You obviously have no grasp of the Military or the consequences of ignoring or disregarding Orders. So, get off your soapbox Skippy.

There is a Command structure and Orders are not issued at anyone’s whim or ignored because You are on a “Higher Mission.” There are a lot of things you do not understand about the Military or Service in general. Service overseas demands reasonable respect for local Customs & Culture not just do as you damn well please. Piss on the boots or sandals of the locals and you will get some heat.

Religious Services are offered by Chaplains for Service Members. They are not there to convert the locals, Get It?

I have had Overseas Service in the Middle East, Bosnia, Korea, the Philippines, Japan, Germany and Somalia. You are not there to evangelize or get involved in anything but Your Primary Mission. Nothing will get you in a bind faster than failure to follow Command Directives or dicking around with local religious customs. If you were based in Kuwait you don’t get loud on the custom of polygamy there or tell Buddhists or those of Shinto Faith in Japan that they are heathens.

You must be smarter than that!

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So they should be court-martialled and drummed out then?

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blogforce one,
Obviously You Never Served because a General Order is an Order so get off your soapbox.

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It is a big part of evangelical Cristian credo to be prepared to “spread the word” of Jesus. If they are asked by an Afghani about Christ, what should they say? “Here’s a Bible and read for your self”. Is this Proselytizing if asked? In a literal sense of the word.No. But to push bibles into their hands is a big time no no. according to G.O.#1 the only other alternative is for them to say;”I am not allowed to talk about religion unless it is Islam”? What do you think?

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I agree with you regarding Al Jazeera….which is part of the point and the problem. But it would have no story if it hadn’t been for the actions of those military chaplains who did not have the wherewithal to perceive how their words and actions, filmed by Brian Hughes, might be used as fodder for propaganda purposes.

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I concur with your opinion regarding G.O.#1. It is not responsible, but take it into context from what the servicemen and women are seeing regarding the mistreatment of the populace by theTaliban and maybe it is more underst
andable. I am nor very religious, but this is a left wing hit piece on our troops by Al Jazeera. period

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Al Jazeera Narration sure is an unbiased presentation-NOT! A smear piece at best. and outright attempt at incitement of Fundamentalist Muslims at worst by Al- Jazeera. Real responsible journalism right??

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Jesus Christ…”Over-reaction”? Did you read what I wrote, in regards to the photo? My issue is with chaplains like Lieutenant-Colonel Gary Hensley and Captain Emmit Furner who seem to be making a grave mistake in circumventing General Order Number One.

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