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To: Michael121

>>Atheists, for example, are over-represented in the military, for starters.

> Not so Protestant is number 1 follwed by Catholic, followed by No-Preference (does not mean atheist) then Jewish

Wow. You need some logic-lessons. "Over-Represnted" does not mean "more of them than anyone else." It means "more of them than their percentage of the overall population would suggest."

> As a Chaplain once said, "I never met an atheist in a foxhole."

Then the Chaplain in question was either ignorant or a liar. Here is an organization that proves him dead wrong:
http://www.maaf.info/

> Atheists LOVE to use Jefferson as their icon but he Wrote "Jefferson's Bible" which takes focuses on the teachings of Christ not on the stories that go after.

Jefferson editted the Bible to ditch the supernatural elements.

The rest of your post demonstrates a serious lack of education on the topics mentioned.


226 posted on 01/10/2006 3:07:13 PM PST by orionblamblam (A furore Normannorum libra nos, Domine)
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To: orionblamblam

Perhaps that chaplain didn't visit foxholes.


279 posted on 01/10/2006 6:37:39 PM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: orionblamblam; Doctor Stochastic
Wow. You need some logic-lessons. "Over-Represnted" does not mean "more of them than anyone else." It means "more of them than their percentage of the overall population would suggest."

I would lay money on the types of service with the highest casualty rates (eg junior infantry officer, combat pilot, special forces) being even more heavily overrepresented by atheists. I derive this belief from the educational and intelligence requirements for such posts, and the correlation between educational attainment and atheism.

I further add that I bet the majority of Freepers who post this "no atheists in foxholes", and "atheists won't fight for their country" bullshit have never themselves been within 1000 miles of any combat.

410 posted on 01/11/2006 2:12:39 PM PST by Thatcherite (More abrasive blackguard than SeaLion or ModernMan)
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