Air Force: Bible and nukes don't mix

[sinkingfeeling]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/03/air-force-bible-and-nukes-dont-mix/?hpt=hp_t2

Washington (CNN)–The Air Force has suspended an ethics briefing for new missile launch officers after concerns were raised about the briefing's heavy focus on religion.

The briefing, taught for nearly 20 years by military chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, is intended to train Air Force personnel to consider the ethics and morality of launching nuclear weapons - the ultimate doomsday machine
The Air Force halted the class last week after 31 missile launch officers reported the religious nature of the briefing to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a watchdog group which tries to ensure religious freedom among the troops.

"There were several things that they found disgusting," Mikey Weinstein founder of the foundation said. "The first was the fact that there is actually a slide that makes it clear that they're trying to teach that, under fundamentalist Christian doctrine, war is a good thing."

"Ethics discussions are an important part of professional military development and it is especially important for our airmen who are training to work with nuclear weapons because they have to make hard decisions," Smith said. "We are looking to see if we need a briefing like this... but it will not be a religion based briefing."

[gkhouston]

1. So there will no longer be a slide which reads, "And the Lord did grin..."

I'm all for divorcing ethics from religious belief in the workplace. This is an issue that can and should be discussed without referring to anyone's god(s), much less to only one. :eyes:

[randr]

2. If fundamentalist Christians think war is a good thing

They are far crazier than I have ever imagined.
They are sick, demonic, and should never be given the responsibility to defend our nation.

[hifiguy]

3. Lovely.

Talibornigans in charge of nuclear weapons. This is as fucked up as a left handed football bat. This country's little red choo choo has chugged around the bend, largely thanks to the insane believers in skywizards. :grr: :crazy:

[frebrd]

4. K&R n/t