Bagram Bible program
The Bagram Bible Program was a scandal that occurred at
Bagram Air Base. American military authorities reported that Bible distribution was not official policy, and when a chaplain
became aware of the soldiers' plans, the Bibles were confiscated and, eventually, burned.
proselytize. American authorities claimed the footage from the religious service took place a year before its broadcast, and had been taken out of context.
See also
- Christianity in Afghanistan
- List of book-burning incidents
- Separation of church and state in the United States
Further reading
- Bagram Bibles by Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers
References
- ^ "US burns Bibles in Afghanistan row". Al Jazeera. 2009-05-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b
"Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan". CNN. 2009-05-22. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
'This was irresponsible and dangerous journalism sensationalizing year-old footage of a religious service for U.S. soldiers on a U.S. base and inferring that troops are evangelizing to Afghans,' Col. Gregory Julian said.
- ^ "U.S. Military Accused of Handing Out Bibles in Afghanistan". Fox News. 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^
"Bad Faith Efforts at Bagram". American military chaplainis heard saying. "We do the same things as Christians, we hunt people for Jesus. We do, we hunt them down."
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