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A Washington, D.C., cathedral blessed a King James Bible for the Department of Defense's newly formed Space Force.
Washington National Cathedral published a photo of Rev. Randolph “Randy” Marshall Hollerith blessing the bible on Sunday as U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, Maj. Gen. Steven A. Schaick, stood and held it with his eyes closed.
"Today @WNCathedral blessed the official Bible for the new @SpaceForceDoD, which will be used to swear in all commanders of America's newest military branch," tweeted WNC's account.
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., donated the King James Bible for use in the three-minute-long ceremony.
ETA: as we all suspected, the cathedral was not entirely accurate.
But in an email Monday, Air Force spokeswoman Lynn Kirby said the description of the book as the official Space Force Bible is incorrect. And, she said, using it will not be required for commanders.
“In keeping with the Department of the Air Force historical tradition when swearing in a new service chief, the Bible mentioned in the tweet will be used during the swearing-in ceremony for the first chief of space operations,” Kirby said. “This option will remain a personal choice for each individual swearing in.”
Washington National Cathedral published a photo of Rev. Randolph “Randy” Marshall Hollerith blessing the bible on Sunday as U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, Maj. Gen. Steven A. Schaick, stood and held it with his eyes closed.
"Today @WNCathedral blessed the official Bible for the new @SpaceForceDoD, which will be used to swear in all commanders of America's newest military branch," tweeted WNC's account.
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., donated the King James Bible for use in the three-minute-long ceremony.
ETA: as we all suspected, the cathedral was not entirely accurate.
But in an email Monday, Air Force spokeswoman Lynn Kirby said the description of the book as the official Space Force Bible is incorrect. And, she said, using it will not be required for commanders.
“In keeping with the Department of the Air Force historical tradition when swearing in a new service chief, the Bible mentioned in the tweet will be used during the swearing-in ceremony for the first chief of space operations,” Kirby said. “This option will remain a personal choice for each individual swearing in.”
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