Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla
Having said that what's wrong with a soldier painting a Chi-Rho or a crucifix on his M-16, if it makes him feel safer I don't see the harm. If he wants to scream "die you filthy heathans" whilst fighting the Taliban I think it's appropriate in a war-zone, he could yell far worse.

Regardless of my own personal brand of faith I think it's important to acknowledge that different people see Christianity in different ways, so long as it's not toally off-whack I'll put up with it.

Oh, and calling a Crusade would be officially "off-whack".
I think I can generally agree with that. Having some religious symbol on your personal weapon isn't too over the top (although some politically corrects may disagree). What is disturbing from the article, is that soldiers are more or less forced to take up Christianity and are not discouraged from insulting members of other religions even at home base. Furthermore, having that quote about invasion, killing their leaders and then converting everyone to Christianity out on display in a base suggests that this is the way people are supposed to act, which of course is morally wrong in my opinion.

Lastly, and most importantly from the article, "teach soldiers that the U.S. military and government are instruments to spread the word of God." is just calling to be shot down by ctitics.