Military Evangelism Deeper, Wider Than First Thought

For US Army soldiers entering basic training at Fort Jackson Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior appears to be as much a part of the nine-week regimen as the vigorous physical and mental exercises the troops must endure.

That's the message directed at Fort Jackson soldiers, some of whom appear in photographs in government issued fatigues, holding rifles in one hand, and Bibles in their other ... Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
1.6
by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

The author has an agenda, revealed by the constant use of "fundamentalist" a code word in anti-religious circles for anyone who is religious. Some of the points are truly weird. Criticizing the Christmas card from President and Mrs Bush for including a passage from Old Testament (!!!) is bizarre. One can imagine their horror if they were to read statements by really "fundamentalist" Presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln. And calling Campus Crusade for Christ "controversial" is only realistic if every religious and anti-religious organization in the country is "controversial". Dr James Dobson of Focus on the Family is as usual mis-identified as a "fundamental (sic) Christian leader". Either this was ineptly researched, or the author did not let facts get in the way of his ideology.

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