Usually, when I read an article about the Christians attempts to stop the Secular movement, I end up giggling or staring at the screen, blinking, trying desperately to make my little brain follow the author’s argument. However, when I read this article, I felt like a small puppy being kicked in the side, and wishing that my bite was a lot stronger.
Basically, the article is about a soldier, Specialist Hall, who is an active atheist in the U.S. Military. After being constantly harassed for his beliefs, he was eventually sent home early. This man was willing to sacrifice his life in order to protect a freedom that many of us know all too well isn’t anywhere close to being guaranteed. And yet, he was denied that right, on the basis that he wasn’t fighting for God.
Many people look at Atheists as being unpatriotic. I completely understand where they are coming from. I mean the forefathers didn’t really want a democracy. No, no, no. The were actually hinting around about a theocracy, as it should be. Therefore, Atheists are unpatriotic. Yay for kindergarten logic!
Now, perhaps it’s just me, but why would you send a willing soldier home just because he’s fighting for a bigger cause than God, especially when there is already enough publicity on the war being “God’s War?” Wouldn’t you just stop the harassment? I mean, if God really had that big a problem with an Atheist soldier, he could always just smite him…right?
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