Can the US Army accept atheists?

justagi wrote:

<quoted text>I do believe athiests ARE covered by the Constitution. I cannot recall the SCOTUS ruling, but common sense dictates that "freedom of religon" does not mean you have to have one. If a person chooses to be religious or not, that's their choice, and as we've seen on here, there are good and bad on both sides. I've known preachers who were cheaters, and I can point to several haters on this forum who aren't religious, lying and making false accusations. It's a big world and I wish we could get along better, but some people simply want to polarize and use the differences to instigate hatred. So sad. That's part of the reason I don't watch sports, my favorite team is my family, and my next favorite team is the Army.

Bob of Quantum-Faith wrote:

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Interesting: your bigotry knows no bounds, Mr Genuine Christian™.
Your hypocrisy is also showing.

emperorjohn wrote:

<quoted text>Yes we are, just deal with it.

Bob of Quantum-Faith wrote:

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I see. You are a hypocrite's hypocrite-- or one of those Salad Bar Christians™ who pick and choose what you like, and just ignore the parts you don't like.
Nice one-- you are a credit to your hate-cult.

Robert Laity wrote:

<quoted text> Atheists think that they can dictate what a "Religious" person believes. They discriminate against those who believe in Hod. That is where the rub is.

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justagi wrote:

<quoted text>I don't know about spell casters and witch doctors, except what I see in movies. If there is a message of hate or other such ungodly guidance in the Bible, then it conflicts with my beliefs as to the true message that we should be trying to follow and i attribute that message to someone twisting the Word around for their own goals. If you assume that I'm a blind follower of such things, then you may choose to do so. My personal opinion is that I choose to concentrate my beliefs on the New Testament, and the guidance of the words (said to be) of Jesus. I too have been to many different churches and gotten exposed to different interpretations of the verses. I recall an Easter service lasting a full 90 minutes, and Jesus only being mentioned...once. Trust me when I say that that particular preacher did not impress me, nor would I follow where he might lead- i have my own mind about such things. One of the most memorable sermons i ever attended talked about tithing, and i thought, "here we go...". The tithing that was requested (as it turned out) wasn't money, it was your time. Quite honestly, if you want to use the military as a vehicle for what is wrong with religon, you may be on to something there. A sad number of people claiming to be Christians are perhaps ignoring the Golden Rule, but in the military it is doctrine: Lead From the Front. In other words, don't set the standard, Be the Standard. Show that it can be done. Lead by example. You folks have a great day.

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Robert Laity wrote:

<quoted text> Atheists think that they can dictate what a "Religious" person believes. They discriminate against those who believe in Hod. That is where the rub is.

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Robert Laity wrote:

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Atheists have NO right to any protection under "Freedom of Religion". Theism=Belief in God. Atheism=An absence of Theism. The constitution protects Religious worship. In atheism there is NOTHING there to protect.

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justagi wrote:

<quoted text>Thank you- as you are to yours.

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justagi wrote:

<quoted text>And thank you as well. I have no problem discussing these things with these hate mongers,

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Reason Personified wrote:

<quoted text>There are no differences between the witch doctor and the priest, the spell casters, ministers, clergy and bone chunkers, they are those to whom power is granted and whose pockets are lined, as they act as man's liaisons to the gods.

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Nontheist wrote:

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Yeah, that Hod is a bastard though.
Just sayin.

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Robert Laity wrote:

They shouldn;t accept Islamics OR Atheists.

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Nontheist wrote:

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Yeah, that Hod is a bastard though.
Just sayin.

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Bob of Quantum-Faith wrote:

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Another example of Salad Bar Christianity™.
Thanks!
Your testament of your hate, and your desire to murder all atheists is duly recorded.

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Bob of Quantum-Faith wrote:

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I have no beliefs to be hypocritical of, silly person.
But you?
You are a hypocrite's hypocrite: you pick and choose from your Evil Bible™ those bits you find pleasing to your ego.
And just as casually, you ignore what you don't want.
Rather distasteful, really.
But all too common among you Genuine Christians™

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emperorjohn wrote:

<quoted text> We should not tolerate bigots like you.

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Bob of Quantum-Faith wrote:

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I have no beliefs to be hypocritical of, silly person.
But you?
You are a hypocrite's hypocrite: you pick and choose from your Evil Bible™ those bits you find pleasing to your ego.
And just as casually, you ignore what you don't want.
Rather distasteful, really.
But all too common among you Genuine Christians™

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Robert Laity wrote:

<quoted text> Islam is our enemy.Atheists are Godless.
Both groups are worthy of distain. That is not bigotry.The Islamic view that only Muslims have freedom of Religious and the Atheist view that no one does are both distainful views.That is bigotry.The
military is better without Atheists,better without Islamists.