US Military Treatment Of Atheists

[DanaC]

Oooooh. Now that's a good peggie pic ! Heck I feel moist right now!

Typical.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by dar512

What's that all about?

You said you couldn't understand why someone as intelligent as he is would make such a statement.
I said he was intentionally trolling for a reaction. It's his passive aggressive nature.

[DanaC]

Rk, I thought that was really interesting. Some good stuff on the menu as wel.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/CSM/story?id=3694726&page=1

Are U.S. Troops Being Force-Fed Christianity?
Watchdog Group Alleges that Improper Evangelizing Is Occurring Within the Ranks
At Speicher base in Iraq, U.S. Army Spec. Jeremy Hall got permission from a chaplain in August to post fliers announcing a meeting for atheists and other nonbelievers. When the group gathered, Hall alleges, his Army major supervisor disrupted the meeting and threatened to retaliate against him, including blocking his reenlistment in the Army.

Months earlier, Hall charges, he had been publicly berated by a staff sergeant for not agreeing to join in a Thanksgiving Day prayer.

On Sept. 17, the soldier and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) filed suit against Army Maj. Freddy Welborn and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, charging violations of Hall's constitutional rights, including being forced to submit to a religious test to qualify as a soldier.