Interfaith Alliance Statement on Bible Verses in Bush Era Intelligence Reports

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Washington, DC - Interfaith Alliance President, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, issued the following statement in response to reports that intelligence reports produced by the Defense Department during the Bush Administration included covers adorned with biblical passages.

I find the Defense Department's use of biblical quotes in intelligence reports during the Bush Administration offensive morally and sacrilegious spiritually. Arguing that the scripture-quoting covers were rarely seen by the president misses the point completely. The real harm in this ludicrous decision is not the Bible passages' impact on the president if he saw them but the lack of constitutional sensitivity, and the bold manipulation of religion in the mind of a senior military official and the subsequent religiofication of military conflict planted in the minds of those charged with defending national security. How shameful that military leaders promoted the perception that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were religious wars!

Unfortunately this just-disclosed development from the Bush Administration is not an isolated incident. Rather, it is the latest example of the military using religion as another of its strategies in the execution of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just this month we were shocked by clear evidence of proselytizing by military personnel in Afghanistan. To use Sacred Scriptures laced with a message of peace to build support for fomenting war approaches the status of conscionable behavior!

No longer will words suffice to define the character of our military. The Pentagon's action and the ruthless imposition of religion by some of its personnel requires demonstrable correction. Commander-in-Chief Obama must direct the Secretary of Defense to institute policies that ensure our nation continues its historic constitutional mission that includes protecting freedom and not promoting religion.

http://www.interfaithalliance.org/news/293-interfaith-alliance-statement-on-bible-verses-in-bush-era-intelligence-reports

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1. I Really Like Welton Gaddy

I've heard him on the radio several times... what a great mind.

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3. Dr. Gaddy

He is nice in person as well. I used to do IT consulting for them and he was generous with his time and patient when things went wrong.

A true gentleman.

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4. pretty cool

a brush with greatness

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6. LOL

I would say that it is cool, but it is not unusual in DC (especially in IT consulting - they may be political geniuses, but many are too dumb to avoid malware and spyware. That coupled with the fact that they get emails from thousands of people a week - DC is an IT income wet dream ) to meet such well known politico type people.

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10. You Must See alot of Interesting People There

Did they brief you before you started working as an IT professional in DC?

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11. Who is 'They'?

But regardless, the answer is no...there were no briefing.

You run into a lot of lobbyists and News type people mostly.

I can tell you this...DC Lawyers LOVE their Internet Porn...

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12. sorry... I meant "they" as in secret service...

I have very little doubts that they love porn... I've heard quite a few stories from somebody who works for the AG's office here in Mass.

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2. How many members does Interfaith Alliance have?

^

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7. I'm a member and I have no idea.

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9. 185,000 members representing more than 75 belief systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interfaith_Alliance

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13. Thanks.

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5. K&R nt

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8. Dr Gaddy is a good man