Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Walter Reed Hospital Bans Bibles, Rosaries, Etc.

"Issued on the date of the official consolidation of the region's two military medical centers, the memo on visitor and patient policy contained a section stating "No religious items (i.e. Bibles, reading material, and/or artifacts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit." The Sept. 14 memo came from the desk of Col. Norvell Coots, the commander of the Walter Reed Healthcare system."

They did seem a little nervous when I told them that guitars for veterans were being sent from a church in Connecticut.  Maybe they were afraid they might have some Jesus in them.

I'm enjoying the fact that it took a group of Army personnel to write one memo [it takes one Marine to write one memo, thank you] and that no one can remember who wrote the line about Bibles, etc.  There is a name for that in the miliary, but it's too vulgar to print here.

Again, why is it always Bibles?  Why is it never the Koran or the Teachings of the Buddha?