I know this sounds like something from the Onion, but it was an actual headline from "the paper of record," the New York Times. Atheists in the military want to establish atheist chaplains to minister to members of their faith. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. Well, at least they are acknowledging that it's a faith....
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/us/27 ... =rss&emc=r
Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
Most atheist believe that atheism is not a beleif system or ideology, simple a denial of God. I however, do think it is a belief or else why would they believe it 
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I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
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the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
Reminds us to what the world is coming to, 
Live a life with no FEAR, for the battle is already won. The Devil and his minions only cry in agonizing pain, realizing the victory is OURS.
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
How in the world would secular humanism bring comfort to a soldier at war?
Whatever they believe, this is one huge area where they should just butt out.
Whatever they believe, this is one huge area where they should just butt out.
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Atheism can not fill the inner desire to know the higher truth, as Paul said to the Greeks, we are all God's children, in darkness searching for him. atheists stop their search but some find that they can not fill that space with denial.
It would be a blessing if they missed the cairns and got lost on the way back. Or if
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
Maybe he doesn't have enough faith to be an atheist anymore?
"To one with faith, no explanation is needed. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
that is a first I have heardMaybe he doesn't have enough faith to be an atheist anymore?
It would be a blessing if they missed the cairns and got lost on the way back. Or if
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
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What is the point of all this? And has been mentioned, atheism doesnt seem to be a fitting thing on the battlefield
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
Atheism is just like any other religion and is a protected "religion'' under the First Amendment.... In fact the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the case Kaufman v McCaughtry. A Wisconsin prison inmate tried to form an atheist discussion group. Prison authorities refused and Kaufman sued. The court ruled that Atheism is a religion for "legal purposes".The Protector wrote:I know this sounds like something from the Onion, but it was an actual headline from "the paper of record," the New York Times. Atheists in the military want to establish atheist chaplains to minister to members of their faith. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. Well, at least they are acknowledging that it's a faith....
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/us/27 ... =rss&emc=r
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
Never Knew that 
What a sad world
What a sad world
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Somebody should inform atheists about it, they don't know this, which is ironicPrison authorities refused and Kaufman sued. The court ruled that Atheism is a religion for "legal purposes".
It would be a blessing if they missed the cairns and got lost on the way back. Or if
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
//johnadavid.wordpress.com
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Re: Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in Military
I am enlisting soon and to be completly honest, I would not like to be fighting with an atheist. As a christian I can truley say I do not fear death but as an atheist they do because they only get 1 life and thats it, thus promoting cowardice. They also lack moral or ethic codes which could lead to very big issues.
Honestly, If our country was not so politically correct I would ask to start a All-Christian division.... But I suppose the 75th ranger regement, Navy SEALS, and Airbourne fit that catigory to an extent (they all have patron saints, and atheist are mentally weak thus not allowing them to complete such courses).
Honestly, If our country was not so politically correct I would ask to start a All-Christian division.... But I suppose the 75th ranger regement, Navy SEALS, and Airbourne fit that catigory to an extent (they all have patron saints, and atheist are mentally weak thus not allowing them to complete such courses).
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