WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military officials say combat rifle sights that the manufacturer inscribes with Bible references don't violate a ban on proselytizing by American troops.
The New Testament citations are at the end of the stock number of the telescoping sights, which use radioactivity to create light and help shooters pinpoint the enemy day or night.
The inscriptions refer to Scriptures in which Jesus calls himself "the light of the world" and the apostle Paul writes of "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says the Taliban could use the sights for propaganda, accusing American troops of being Christian crusaders invading Muslim countries.
The U.S. Central Command says the sights aren't distributed beyond U.S. troops. Photos on a Defense Department Web site, however, show Iraqi forces training with rifles equipped with the inscribed sights.
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Published: January 20, 2010
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