Atheist soldier sues Army
Posted on: July 8, 2008 - 10:15pm
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Atheist soldier sues Army
Sorry if this has already been posted. I took a quick look around and didn't see it.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html
Poor guy needed a 24 hour body guard? It never ceases to amaze me that the followers of the kind, generous, peaceful, turn-the-other-cheek Jesus are the first to commit violence due to nothing more than their own hatred.
"The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs" - Bill Maher
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That's awesome!! Shine a light on the repressed!
I like how the lawsuit is about religious freedom and is not asking for money. That, to me, shows that it is serious.
I also like how he deconverted after being asked to read the bible
Zen-atheist wielding Occam's katana.
Jesus said, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division." - Luke 12:51
We have achieved the impossible in this country. Atheists are more persecuted than muslims in the military. I'm not sure what that means, but it doesn't fare well for christians. I personally think atheism is closer to christianity than judaism or islam is to christianity. All religion leads to rule-following, ritualism, legalism and death eventually. But if God is real, there's a way to avoid all that and have eternal life.
The blasphemy challenge was a good thing. People who took it are closer to choosing God than 80% of most professing christians. Its better to be questioning reality than blindly accepting what you don't really believe.
I saw this on the Anderson Cooper podcast - and learned about it from the FFRF quite a bit ago. It does seem anyone other than Evangelical Christians gets some flack.
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"In another incident, when he was nearly killed during an attack on his Humvee, he said another soldier asked him, "Do you believe in Jesus now?"
Was Jesus the one firing at him?
I liked his answer - "No, but I believe in [whatever the armor on the HMMWV is called]"
Kevlar?
No, it was __________ Armor (composite?)