U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes

[Viking]

I'm a bit baffled how any american could possibly not see that this would look really really really bad if it came out?

I am baffled why anyone could think it was anything more than More Fundy Stupid Shit that really doesn't mean much of anything one way or another.

Do you think there is going to be some kind of international incident over this?

[Valmy]

The sights give 5% crit chance against darkspawn/heathens.

Sniper Rifles exists to serve man, and never to rule over him.
Foul and corrupt are they
Who have taken His gift
And turned it against Americans.
They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones.
They shall find no rest in this world
Or beyond.

[Malthus]

I am baffled why anyone could think it was anything more than More Fundy Stupid Shit that really doesn't mean much of anything one way or another.

Heh, careful - Slargos will take offence! 

Do you think there is going to be some kind of international incident over this?

Probably. A really silly one, in my opinion.

In any event, I thought my quote from Jeremiah would be super appropriate for a nuke component. Fear the wrath!

[Viking]

Then I have you checkmated... I live in the country where the head of state is the head of the church as well

Does your king have Jesus Codes on his crown?

On the Crown, Sceptre and Staff, yes, the sword is Napoleon's.

[grumbler]

It is funny how often people get the position of the ACLU almost perfectly wrong.

Neil, as he himself will tell you, is "perfect."  Therefor, when he is wrong (and it is often), it is natural that he should be perfectly wrong.

[grumbler]

Where is the secret jesus code there?

[Viking]

Where is the secret jesus code there?

No jesus code, but a real diplomatic incident with dead people and an attempted assassination two weeks ago.

[Berkut]

Where is the secret jesus code there?

No jesus code, but a real diplomatic incident with dead people and an attempted assassination two weeks ago.

So?

You think the fact that some US company that makes scopes put bible references on them is going to result in that kind of uproar? I rather doubt it. I suspect nobody really cares, in fact.

To the extent that crazy fundy Muslims might be mad at the crazy fundy Christians...again, who cares? And why *should* we care, even if they do get all bent out of shape?

[Viking]

So?

You think the fact that some US company that makes scopes put bible references on them is going to result in that kind of uproar? I rather doubt it. I suspect nobody really cares, in fact.

To the extent that crazy fundy Muslims might be mad at the crazy fundy Christians...again, who cares? And why *should* we care, even if they do get all bent out of shape?

why should we care? ehh.. cause they kill people?

[MadBurgerMaker]

why should we care? ehh.. cause they kill people?

I'm thinking the types who are going to go around killing people are going to go around killing people regardless of whether or not some company in Michigan puts "secret jesus codes" on some sights.

[Valmy]

why should we care? ehh.. cause they kill people?

It's what they do man.  They (and by they I mean people who kill people over cartoons) are angry at something...they cannot really identify...so they just lash out at whatever they can find to be pissed about.  Trying not to piss them off is pointless.  A few Westerners out there will always do something intentionally or unintentionally to piss them off.  Why expend the energy on what is, essentially, their own problem-the fact they get pissed off at insignificant things all the time?  Our job is to prevent them from killing people not keep them from being angry which we cannot control.  How other people choose to feel is not my business.

[Malthus]

why should we care? ehh.. cause they kill people?

I'm thinking the types who are going to go around killing people are going to go around killing people regardless of whether or not some company in Michigan puts "secret jesus codes" on some sights.

Perhaps, but our efforts in places like Afganistan where we have to rely in part on Muslims (who may be only slighly less religious that the ones fighting us and so may be offended by this sort of thing) are not made easier by such stuff. I admit that to my mind this is a nothing-of-a-nothing, just typical fundie foolishness - but our enemies are likely to use it as propaganda against us with our "friends". 

Sorta reminisent of the events leading up to the great Indian mutiny, where it was alleged that the sepoy's cartridges were smeared with the fat of pigs and cows. 

[Valmy]

Also would they really be offended by us blaspheming our own scriptures?  If we were putting Islamic stuff on the guns I can see that but since when do Muslims get offended by Christian stuff?

[Berkut]

why should we care? ehh.. cause they kill people?

I'm thinking the types who are going to go around killing people are going to go around killing people regardless of whether or not some company in Michigan puts "secret jesus codes" on some sights.

Perhaps, but our efforts in places like Afganistan where we have to rely in part on Muslims (who may be only slighly less religious that the ones fighting us and so may be offended by this sort of thing) are not made easier by such stuff. I admit that to my mind this is a nothing-of-a-nothing, just typical fundie foolishness - but our enemies are likely to use it as propaganda against us with our "friends". 

Sorta reminisent of the events leading up to the great Indian mutiny, where it was alleged that the sepoy's cartridges were smeared with the fat of pigs and cows. 

I guess - but then, I suspect that there will always be something, and if there isn't, they will just make something up anyway.

If not this, then it is bibles being flushed down toilets, or the rampant torture going on at gitmo, or muhammed cartoons, or...whatever.

Hell, this is a perfect example of how there will be *something* made over nothing. Might as well stay home because someone is going to scream murder if you step on a bug. There are so many bugs, one will always get stepped on, so there will always be a "justification" for whatever stupidity some radical wants to justify.

So why worry about it?

[MadBurgerMaker]

Perhaps, but our efforts in places like Afganistan where we have to rely in part on Muslims (who may be only slighly less religious that the ones fighting us and so may be offended by this sort of thing) are not made easier by such stuff. I admit that to my mind this is a nothing-of-a-nothing, just typical fundie foolishness - but our enemies are likely to use it as propaganda against us with our "friends". 

Sorta reminisent of the events leading up to the great Indian mutiny, where it was alleged that the sepoy's cartridges were smeared with the fat of pigs and cows.

It's just an excuse, and they've never had any shortages of those.  If it's not the letters and numbers after the serial number on a sight, it'll be some other silly bullshit thing.

Edit:  What Berkut said.