Defense course calls Constitution, Bible sexist

The Constitution has been called sexist.

A Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute course approved by the Department of Defense is under fire for labeling the Bible, the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence sexist materials.

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The Daily Caller reported the class given by the DEOMI, an organization with a mission to provide a "world-class human relations education," was actually removed from the group's website upon questioning. But the fact they were there at all – and approved by the Defense Department for use – was alarming enough to some who saw irony in the fact U.S. military service members are actually required to take an oath to uphold the Constitution.

The course called the three texts "historical influences that allow sexism to continue," a copy of one of the documents indicated. Why?

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The Declaration of Independence doesn't refer to "men and women," but rather only "men," the Bible has references that "can be misinterpreted as having sexist influence when brought out of context and not fully understood," and the Constitution's reference to "we the people" only included whites, the document stated.

"Slaves and women were not included until later in history," the course said.

Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, said to the Daily Caller: "The content of the lesson is provided to generate academic discussion concerning how these historical documents have been included in discussions about the topic of sexism."

Since the Daily Caller's questioning of the matter, the content of the courses, along with a couple of others seen by some as objectionable, have been removed and placed under review.

Christensen downplayed the sudden disappearance of the course materials from the online forum.

"DEOMI online materials are periodically pulled to review to ensure accuracy and relevance," he said, the news outlet reported. "The racism, sexism and Prejudice & Discrimination are currently undergoing that review process."