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In addition to using Jesus to justify nuclear war, the course also referenced German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun as an authority on the morality of nuclear war. A questionable reference since Von Braun was once a member of the Nazi Party and used Jews imprisoned in concentration camps to build V-2 rockets for Hitler’s Third Reich.

Secular victory: Air Force ends Bible study for nuclear launch officers, Michael Stone, Humanist Examiner, August 3, 2011  In a victory for secular America and the U.S. Constitution, the United States Air Force has suspended a Bible based, Christian themed course mandated for all nuclear launch officers.

Jesus loves nuclear weapons?   Earlier this week the Air Force announced the course called “Christian Just War Theory” had been indefinitely suspended. The course had been part of the curriculum for future nuclear launch officers for more than 20 years. Taught by chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the course used scripture from both the Old and New Testament to demonstrate that nuclear war can be a moral enterprise.

The Air Force suspended the controversial course after the publication of an exclusive report by Truthout. Immediately following publication of the report, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation filed a complaint on behalf of Air Force missile launch officers claiming the course violates constitutional protections guaranteeing separation of church and state. Subsequent to the complaint, the course was suspended…..

In addition to using Jesus to justify nuclear war, the course also referenced German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun as an authority on the morality of nuclear war. A questionable reference since Von Braun was once a member of the Nazi Party and used Jews imprisoned in concentration camps to build V-2 rockets for Hitler’s Third Reich…….
http://www.examiner.com/humanist-in-national/secular-victory-air-force-ends-bible-study-for-nuclear-launch-officers