Michigan weapons company Trijicon takes flak over soldiers' rifle scopes branded with Bible verses

Michigan weapons company is under fire for branding thousands of rifle scopes used by U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan with passages from the Bible.

U.S. military rules prohibit any service member from proselytizing while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, which are primarily Muslim nations.

Trijicon, a sighting manufacturer based in Wixom, Mich., has several multimillion-dollar contracts with the Pentagon to make sights.

Along with the sight's stock number, there are coded Bible passages from the New Testament engraved on the sights. One reads JN8:12, an apparent reference to John 8:12, which says, "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Trijicon did not return calls for comment yesterday but confirmed the engravings to ABCNews.com. And the company's mission statement is steeped in religion, saying it strives to follow morals "based on Biblical standards."

Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the sights endanger troops. "This plays right into the hands of maniacs who say, 'Look, it's a jihad,'" he said, adding that he's received several complaints from soldiers and Marines.

U.S. military officials told ABCNews.com they were "unaware" of the biblical markings.

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Now the Islamic states will have a clear excuse that the USA is fighting a religious (nut) war.

Remember folks, buy only Jesus Guns. Guns manufactured by other companies are not ordained by God to kill your fellow man. If you shoot someone with a gun by another manufacturer, you could be sending them to Hell!!! Jesus Guns, for all your killing needs.

It might not be a religious war and it might be but it is definitely a "nut" war anyways.

Orator, that post is hilarious. I am still laughing

"Proselytizing" ?!?!?!? Just because the scopes have Biblical inscriptions doesn't
mean the soldiers are trying to convert those nations' citizens to Christianity.

Oh but be accurate in killing in god's name though

No they don't but you really think it's appropriate to put Biblical passages on rifles??

I have no doubt whatsoever that if even Jesus would see this, he would be outraged killing people in his name.

it has nothing to do with the soldiers..they're just brainwashed pawns that follow orders.
Remember, retard W and Sarah Palin are both quoted in publicly saying God told them to invade the Middle east or that it was a crusade .

Yeah, and the dorks didn't realize that the Muslims won 2 out of the 3 original Crusades! Shakes head.

Sounds like something I'd see on Landover Baptist Church! LMFAO!

Is the idea that combatants will get CLOSE enough to the scopes to read the engraving and be offended....? I dont quite get it. Although I find it silly to engrave biblical messages on tools used for the purpose of taking life.