Well that's a relief

"The Pentagon said Monday it no longer includes a Bible quote on the cover page of daily intelligence briefings it sends to the White House as was practice during the Bush administration."

That's good. It would be nice if the people in charge of our defense weren't fucking insane.


Here are a few that did not make the cut -

Thou shalt not kill. - Exodus 20:13

I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. - Hosea 6:6

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. - Matthew 5:9


My late mother found great comfort in the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, who said:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy.


Frank Rich opines here.