Danes feel Obama is greater than Jesus

[Jester]

The question was, are their Christians who see it as a consequence of their religious belief, that they must go out and kill their religious enemies? It seems to me to be obvious that the answer is yes, and not just a tiny handful, either, but a substantial number, many of whom are serving in militaries that afford them exactly that opportunity, in Iraq and in Afghanistan.

Can a soldier be moral at all? Can a bombardier be moral?

The question is not about ideal soldiers. The question is about the ones that are actually out there. And it is abundantly clear that there is a non-trivial portion of the military that see their operations as part of advancing an overtly Christian agenda. Jesus Kill Mohammed?

As for the government buying gun sights with Bible verses stamped in an unnoticed place... It's a non-issue.

But they weren't unnoticed. They were used for proselytizing, not only by some who used them, but by some who issued them. "Spiritually tranformed firearms of Jesus Christ?" We're talking about people who see themselves essentially as crusaders, killing the infidel and spreading the good word from inside the military.

The government buys many products with religious codes on them. We've probably discussed this before, but people have the freedom to express their religious speech and I'd say even government speech is protected as long as it does not "establish" a preferred religion. Does the government have any restrictions on buying products from Muslims, Jews, or Christians? Does the government buy copies of the Bible, copies of the Koran, copies of the Torah for governmental use?

Does the government buy combat knives with "Om mani padme hum" inscribed on them? Body armour painted with Quetzalcoatl? Menorah-shaped anti-missile systems? Didn't think so. This (not-mysteriously) seems to be restricted to one religion in particular, the one that all the presidents have been, the one that the vast majority of the population adheres to. That's establishment.

"The scripture references were begun more than 20 years ago by Trijicon's founder, Glyn Bindon, a devout Christian from South Africa who died in a 2003 plane crash in Alabama." Pentagon: Bible-verse gunsights don't violate rules

I would sharply disagree that those scopes do not violate the establishment clause. I hope someone takes them to court for it. The Pentagon mentions "In God We Trust," which itself should be removed from the currency, except that nobody has the fortitude to do it.

Ever seen any of these on a product?

Link's broken. If, guessing from the name of the link, this is just the symbolism used to mark whether something is Kosher, that's hardly in the same class. I would also presume that there is no such thing as a Kosher scope, although the Israelis might have something else to say on the issue.

-Jester