I’m having a Whaaaaaat? sort of moment here, I spotted this story on the local news and then read the article with more details in The Washington Post.
Washington National Cathedral dedicates Bible for newly formed U.S. Space Force
<blockquote>Religious leaders blessed a King James Bible at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday to be used by the newly formed United States Space Force, including for swearing-in ceremonies, a cathedral spokeswoman said.
During the three-minute ceremony, the Right Rev. Carl Wright, the Episcopal Church’s bishop suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, said in part: “May this Bible guard and guide all those who purpose that the final frontier be a place where God will triumph over evil, where love will triumph over hate, and where life will triumph over death.”</Blockquote>
I think the Brits have a good term for it — Gobsmacked. Hopefully Mikey Weinstein and the www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org are on the case. Even when I was religious having been raised Catholic, I’d find it offensive that they have picked a specific bible that is offensive to Catholics. Pretty much I’m creeped out and offended as I don’t want any branch of the services to have an official Bible — what about Muslims? Sikhs, Jews etc?