This IS only half the quote - the "racist" bit he was reffering to is Rastafarianism.
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This is just a list from the Chaplain's Manual
The table of contents is quite interesting...for example:
Quote:
INTRODUCTION: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE GROUPS
Church of Christ, Scientist
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Family of Love
Foundation Faith of God
Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
Jehovah's Witnesses
Mennonite Church
Religious Society of Friends in the U.S.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Unity School of Christianity
The Way International
Worldwide Church of God
And if that isn't bad enough:
Quote:
INTRODUCTION: "OTHER" GROUPS
Baha'i Faith
Church of Satan
Church of Scientology
Church Universal and Triumphant
Gardnerian Wicca
"I AM" Religious Activity
Native American Church
Rastafarians
Temple of Set
United Church of Religious Science
Universal Church of the Master
Universal Life Church
Vajradhatu
Wicca
When I first joined the military 34 years ago, you were either catholic, protestant or Jewish. Nothing else...just as it now should be.
This is the military bending over for these dangerous fringe groups, at our expense.
The beliefs of some of these is just way out there...for example the Rastatarians:
Quote:
BASIC BELIEFS: Rastafarians beliefs can be summarized in the following positions:
1) Rastafarians are basically defined as those who accept Haile Salessie as the true and living God. Since August, 1975, he has reigned in spiritual body.
2) The Black people are the reincarnation of ancient Israel who, at the hand of the white man, were exiled in the New World, especially Jamaica.
3) Rastafarians do not necessarily believe white people are inferior to black however they believe white people are products of an evil civilization, with no spiritual basis and also, the white culture is an "unnatural" culture.
4) The Jamaican situation is hopeless; Ethiopia is the true home of the black people and heaven.
5) The Emperor of Ethiopia is now arranging for the expatriated persons of African origin to return to their home.
6) When black people return, white society in the west will collapse and black people will rule the world.
wow
Not only is this racist, which should be enough to get it out of the manual, it is also, by being in the handbook, an official recognized, legit religion according to the military. It's no wonder we're going down the tubes fast. It's bad enough that there are people who actually believe this stuff much less the military giving it recognition.
Write your congresspersons! Except mine as she was in favor of putting pentagrams on veteran's headstones.
The WHOLE quote
