Okay, dumb idea

[patgund]

This just feeds into the "Crusade" mentality you know.....

Marine removed from duty over Bible coin reports

"A U.S. Marine in Iraq has been removed from duty amid complaints that he was handing out coins with Bible verses at an American checkpoint, the military said Thursday.

A military spokesman said Iraqis in Falluja complained that the Marine was giving the coins, which were printed in Arabic, to people at an entry control point in Falluja.

U.S. military regulations prohibit religious proselytizing.

"This has our full attention," said Col. James L. Welsh, chief of staff of Multi-National Force, West. "We deeply value our relationship with the local citizens and share their concerns over this serious incident."

At least one of the coins is stamped with the words "Where will you spend eternity?" according to a report published Thursday by McClatchy Newspapers.

The other side of the coin reportedly contains a verse from John 3:16 that reads, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life."

Several Falluja residents said they were given the coins over a two-day period and complained that U.S. troops, whom they consider foreign occupiers, were acting as Christian missionaries."

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[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

Some people are unclear on the concept of stupid. THis Marine is one of them and an example of the regious bent that pushed into the services. Evangelical servicemen and women have increasingly forced their attention on their fellows int eh military and others around them. In years past, this kind of behavior would have been unheard of.