What's with the Bible on the right?

[SHRED]

"Military Challenge Edition"????

Link to tweet

[defacto7]

1. I guess the King James Version isn't good enough for some.

Probably because King James I was gay. True.

[Chin music]

9. Ah hah ahah aha ha.

[Solly Mack]

2. The one on the right contains a "challenge" - learning, reading bible lessons

after you complete the "challenge" you then mail in a form and you get sent a "Challenge" coin.

I've seen them around.

It's bullshit for bullshit.

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3. Military?

[Solly Mack]

4. Not sanctioned but you will find them on posts/bases.

They are meant to entice military members. Come in covers for all branches.

[Aristus]

14. The Bible I was 'issued' when I got my orders for the Gulf

had a cover in the 'chocolate-chip' camo pattern that was popular at the time.

I still have around here somewhere...

[Solly Mack]

17. These bibles aren't issued but they can be found on military installations.

Probably at church services both on and off post. Bible groups, that kind of thing.

You can request the holy book of your choice and have one issued - bible, torah, quran...others.

As for the military challenge thing, that's not regulation.

[herding cats]

5. Yup.

It's all a part of this group.

http://www.militarybiblechallenge.com/

[Solly Mack]

7. Thanks for the link!

I've seen the bibles around.

[herding cats]

10. You're welcome.

It's a direct branch off of the American Bible Society. You may have heard of them? They made the news somewhat recently for their assent into the current form of evangelicalism after a 200 year run previously as a diverse Christian organization.

More on that here: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/06/06/how-to-pull-off-a-mission-hijacking-the-case-of-the-american-bible-society/

[Solly Mack]

12. Another good link. Thank you, again!

All the whining about religious freedom when the actual goal is to force people to conform to a certain way of thinking.

They really mean my brand of religion or the highway.

[herding cats]

18. Yeah, their idea of "religious freedom" is being able to make everyone exactly like them.

The worst thing is, they prey on people who can't see through their ploy and want desperately to belong somewhere.

It simultaneously hurts both my heart and my head when I think of it.

[Solly Mack]

20. They do indeed prey on the vulnerable.

It angers me more than any other emotion.

[Initech]

11. Challenge coins are a thing on the right.

It's like merit badges - or a fucked up game of D&D.

[Solly Mack]

16. It's also a military thing. An actual military thing. Soldiers can get them as special rewards

for a job well done and other reasons. Collecting coins from different branches is a big thing. Be awarded one from a different branch from the one you serve.

It's not simply a "right" thing though a lot of non-military right-wingers would see them along the same line as their yellow ribbon magnets. Like it shows support for the troops. Snort.

The bible challenge bullshit is taking a cue from the military challenge coin...for bragging rights or some other BS I guess.


Like I said earlier...bullshit for bullshit.

[Initech]

19. Interesting. I did not know that.

I shall have to go do some more research on this.

[Solly Mack]

22. My husband is retired army but his favorite coin is from Cheyenne Mountain/ NORAD space command.

He got it from pissing well above the call of duty.

An officer from NORAD was in the bathroom at the same time as my idiot during a social event and struck up a conversation at the urinals. Something my husband hates. He wants to do his business and go.

My husband tells it better but the end result was the officer giving my husband a NORAD Space Command coin.

We still laugh about it.

[herding cats]

21. Yes ma'am!

You get this.

They've taken a reward system which already existed and twisted it to their use (they're an outside group for those who don't know) to try and play on a system the military already had in play with these folks.

If what they're selling is so good then they wouldn't need gimmicks to prey on people.

[Solly Mack]

23. Exactly right.

Well said.

[VOX]

6. It's directed at those who might have to kill, or experience deep loss in combat, etc.

For the continuing christianization of our military. More cult-stuff from the right.

https://thewarriorsjourney.org/resources/military-bible-challenge-website/

[PSPS]

8. LOL. Signed the FRONT of the cover. Must have run out of cameo stickers.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

13. This is the bible I was issued in boot camp?

[gratuitous]

15. Looks like something the Gideons handed out

KJV not subject to copyright.

[Brother Buzz]

24. No, that's got the Gideons logo on it

And it doesn't contain the Old Testament.