pubrecord.org — The Pentagon was involved in the production of a reality cable program called "Travel the Road" that featured two so-called ?extreme? missionaries embedded with a U.S. Army unit in Afghanistan trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. Another cable program green-lit by the Pentagon is ?God?s Soldier,? which aired on the Military Channel.
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xbroMay 7, 2009
Usually I'd oppose this sort of move.But for this one, as long as they're not preaching to hate Muslims I don't see a problem, where there are people who think they're the only religious nuts on the face of the planet.Nothing wrong with broadening the horizon of narrow minded militants (and annoying the heck out of them). The joke is in the fact that it was made into a TV show.
funkylokiMay 7, 2009
But which is the truth and which is the lie? Just because you believe it doesn't make it true.
michrechMay 7, 2009
It would certainly be more fun... ;)
secrityMay 7, 2009
We have both Militarism AND Evangelicalism.
misterfizzleMay 7, 2009
The government can not deny nor endorse religion. Separation of Church and State.i.e. If a soldier wants to practice his faith, the government must allow it. If part of his faith is spreading the word of god, attempting to convert people, it must be allowed. General Order 1-A in itself is a violation of Separation of Church and State. The government can not deny a soldier his right to practice his faith on his own time.In Afghanistan the law only prohibits converting people from Islam to another religion, not educating them about other religions. Passing out Bibles, talking about Christianity, or other religions in not illegal. Conversion is really a volunteer personal choice, unless forced upon them. Proselytization in General Order 1-A should be changed to prohibit attempts of forced conversion, or specify exception to personal time.The problem that may arise is the question of whether or not government resources were used to produce the videos, distribute bibles, etc...
leviathMay 9, 2009
This is such a disgusting betrayal of the constitution's guarantee of the separation of church and state. I love to imagine what the pentagon might say if every atheist or buddhist in the armed forces suddenly went a-wall. They fall over themselves apologizing in such a hurry. I suggest anyone in the armed forces who isn't a christian to quit immediately, see how the christians handle protecting their "christian nation" missing thousands of soldiers.
rtechieMay 11, 2009
Soldiers aren't allowed to evangelize when in uniform. Soldiers in war zones are allowed to preach when off-duty, but aren't allowed to go off-base. US soldiers are therefore only allowed to evangelize other solders. There are numerous 1st amendment restrictions on US soldiers, this is one of them. More importantly, it *IS* against the law to follow any religion other than Islam in Afghanistan. Handing out Bibles, or even possessing them is a crime. Under Afghani law, most of these soldiers would face the death penalty.
drbrontosaurusJun 6, 2009
A military goes through lots of grunts in the meat grinder of the battlefield. You have to be pretty stupid to volunteer for that sort of hell. Seems to me that the United States' Christian population is a perfect place to look for recruits.