{"id":5525,"date":"2011-08-04T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2011-08-04T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T15:51:42","slug":"air-force-suspends-nuclear-training-course-over-inclusion-of-bible-verses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/08\/air-force-suspends-nuclear-training-course-over-inclusion-of-bible-verses.html","title":{"rendered":"AIR FORCE SUSPENDS NUCLEAR TRAINING COURSE OVER INCLUSION OF BIBLE VERSES"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Billy Hallowell<\/p>\n

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BANNED IN MILITARY!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do the Bible and nuclear military training mix? Some U.S. Air Force members and their supporters say \u201cno way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Following debate, the Air Force has suspended a course that was taught by chaplains for more than 20 years after complaints that class material included Biblical passages. CNN reports:<\/p>\n

The course, entitled, \u201cChristian Just War Theory,\u201d used passages from both the New and Old Testaments to make the case to missile launch officers that going to war can be a moral choice. The Christian Post sheds more light on the course\u2019s controversial contents:<\/p>\n

A PowerPoint presentation obtained from the course referenced scripture verses such as Hebrews 11 to show that people of faith can and have engaged in war, in a section entitled \u201cWar and Faith.\u201d The section also cited biblical figures including Abraham, Samson and David as religious figures that fought wars in a righteous manner\u2026<\/p>\n

The course also taught ethical principles such as a \u201cwin at all costs will cost you.\u201c A nuclear ethics section encouraged trainees to consider the deadly power of nuclear weapons and ask such questions as \u201dCan you imagine a set of circumstances that would warrant a nuclear launch from the U.S. knowing that it would kill thousands of non-combatants?\u201d<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/air-force-suspends-nuclear-training-course-over-inclusion-of-bible-verses\/<\/a>\u00a0(and view CNN video)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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