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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ?
May 15, 2008 | 8:17 AM
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Army Spc. Jeremy Hall has served two tours in Iraq and won a Combat Medal. He now sits  in a barracks in Kansas, assigned a full time bodyguard to ensure his safety.

His crime. He is an Atheist.

An Atheist who joined the Army and fought for our Freedom, yet he is denied his choice of rejecting the majority Christian Doctrine.

Since he refused to join in prayer and did not hide his beliefs, his commanding officers and fellow troops threatened and berated him.

Supposedly we are fighting in Iraq to ensure the religious freedoms of the Iraqi's as well as protecting  our freedoms from those who would impose unwanted religious beliefs on us..

Doesn't  this apply to the troops?

This is an unacceptable example of intolerance and narrowmindedness. Shame on us.
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Centauri65 read my blog
May 15, 2008 | 8:53 AM

Sadly it is a case of "do as I say not as I do".
yellowdog read my blog view my photos
May 15, 2008 | 9:16 AM

Amen.
MoonOwl read my blog view my photos
May 15, 2008 | 9:51 AM

Here's an article about this:

http://tinyurl.com/67c5tl

The comments have been interesting to read..

MoonOwl
thebradleys read my blog
May 15, 2008 | 6:54 PM

Whoa.

Let me get this straight:

The military, a US government employer, demands faith or profession of faith from its employees or it will persecute (or prosecute, as you may prefer.)

Do they allow symbols of faith on military grounds? or is the limit just on Federal and State (County, etc.) government grounds?

Perhaps if we seperate the military from the government, we can then seperate church from state.

(Missed you YD!) :D
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