Pentagon Generals in Hot Water for Helping Promote Christian Ministry
I read this at OneNewsNow.com:
Pentagon Generals in Hot Water for Helping Promote Christian Ministry
A Pentagon advisor and national defense analyst thinks it’s hypocritical for the Pentagon to consider disciplinary action against four generals and three other officers for helping a Christian group in the production of a fundraising video. Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (U.S. Army - Ret.) says he knows Christian Embassy very well, having attended the group’s Wednesday morning prayer sessions.
According to CNN, the Pentagon’s inspector general has found that the seven officers engaged in misconduct three years ago when they appeared in a promotional video for an evangelical group called Christian Embassy, which was founded by Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ. Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (U.S. Army - Ret.) says he knows Christian Embassy very well, having attended the group’s Wednesday morning prayer sessions.
Maginnis believes this investigation is a witch hunt pushed by a group that calls itself the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. “This is an ACLU-type hit on the Pentagon insisting that the inspector general conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of whether or not generals improperly used their influence with regard to a particular ministry,” he says.
The retired Army officer senses a hypocritical nature in the Pentagon’s reaction to the situation.
“There have been others in very senior positions, both in and out of uniform, who have gone to some of these Islamic centers and have bent over backwards to accommodate Islamists,” he states, noting one such appearance by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, who in early June joined in the dedication of a new Islamic prayer center at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
“[A]s far as I’m concerned, [he was] giving tacit endorsement of Islam just by his presence and making a formal visit,” says Maginnis. “And if he can’t tolerate a few generals and admirals stating, because they’re Christians, they think it’s a good idea that you promote Bible studies and Christian speakers into the Pentagon, I find that hypocritical and certainly an unfortunate circumstance.”
Maginnis says those same Pentagon officials would run away from any appearance at a church or Christian function.
I just thought you might want to hear something positive about this story. In most news venues, things are slanted to give the worst possible view of Christians. By the way, you may want to bookmark OneNewsNow.com as a source for information such as this.
Personally, I like the idea of our military leaders praying and studying God’s Word, besides Campus Crusade is a solid organization with an impeccable reputation. Their military ministry section is being greatly used by God across the US and around the world. Many young recruits coming from Parris Island have a new found faith in Christ due in part to Campus Crusade’s commitment to take the Gospel to them. Instead of reprimanding the generals and admirals, they should commend them.
