LOL! Yeah, these folks crack me up! "All religious symbols are authorized as long as they are a Christian cross --and those damn Catholic Papists don't count, either!"
I'm guessing most of these folks have never served. If they had, they'd know that truly God-fearing Christians are few and far between in today's Armed Forces. There's a lot of unrepentant sinners fighting the good fight! In fact, most of the people I serve with aren't very religious at all.
They'd also know that the men who served alongside Sgt. Stewart in Afghanistan most likely could not have cared less about his chosen religion and mourned his death with great sadness.
I'm a 20 year vet and you're right, the first thing I thought when I read the "satan worshipper" comments was that these folks obviously never served. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a vet who believes this American who died for his country should be denied a headstone of his choice.
>>>>>There’s a lot of unrepentant sinners fighting the good fight! In fact, most of the people I serve with aren’t very religious at all.
They’d also know that the men who served alongside Sgt. Stewart in Afghanistan most likely could not have cared less about his chosen religion and mourned his death with great sadness.<<<<<<<
I, too, mourn their deaths with great sadness. Along with their eternal deaths. I can’t imagine anything worse.