Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - US burns Bibles in Afghanistan row

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - US burns Bibles in Afghanistan row

The US army in Afghanistan has burned Bibles printed in local languages, a US colonel in Afghanistan has said, amid concerns they could have been used to try to convert Afghans.

"My understanding is that the [military] leadership confiscated these Bibles so that they could not be distributed around Afghanistan," Colonel Greg Julian told Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

"It was their best judgement at the time, that the best way to deal with it, was to destroy them and I understand that they were burnt."

Al Jazeera broadcast footage earlier this month showing troops apparently discussing how best to convert Afghans to their faith.

What has this country come to when the military makes it a priority to burn Bibles? It may very well be a sign that under this Commander in Chief, we are no longer a Christian nation.

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