I find it baffling and reprehensible.
-John Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
President Donald J. Trump made a statement...He surprised those following him [including the Secretary of Defense and General Mark Milley, wearing battle fatigues] by holding up a Bible in front of the church. Thank you President Trump. God and His Word are the only hope for our nation.
-Franklin Graham
The sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dissipates and we can get back to the right normal…I stand ready. The Chairman [of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] stands ready. The head of the National Guard stands ready.
-Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense
One wag has said that a Muslim must be left-handed in order to offer the Quran in one hand or the sword in the other, the unclean. The only option I was ever given on the trail was either to eat my ‘aseeda for dinner or to go to bed hungry. Your right hand was your dipping hand whether you were left-handed or not. And KhairAllah’s whip hand. And my writing hand.
“It’s a Bible”