Kill or Convert
No, we're not talking about Islam.
[Stephen] Baldwin became a right-wing, born-again Christian after the 9/11 attacks, and now is the star of Operation Straight Up (OSU), an evangelical entertainment troupe that actively proselytizes among active-duty members of the US military. As an official arm of the Defense Department's America Supports You program, OSU plans to mail copies of the controversial apocalyptic video game, Left Behind: Eternal Forces to soldiers serving in Iraq. OSU is also scheduled to embark on a "Military Crusade in Iraq" in the near future.
"We feel the forces of heaven have encouraged us to perform multiple crusades that will sweep through this war torn region," OSU declares on its website about its planned trip to Iraq. "We'll hold the only religious crusade of its size in the dangerous land of Iraq."
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A must read article. Those of us who cherish the idea of a separation of church and state are understandably outraged. And using the word 'crusade' is both inflammatory and accurate in this case.
1 comment:
One of the Baldwin's eh?
Those boys sure cover the spectrum now don't they?
But Lynne, I think you may be too hard on him. After all, how can you have the "onward Christian soldiers" thing without the Christian part?
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