To: AmericanInTokyo; SunkenCiv
I don't have a problem with our boys doing this, but oh! Imagine how upset the leftists an atheists in our country would be if it was a Christian ceremony. For the record, I'm a member of the so-called "religious right." Now who's the more tolerant around here?
14 posted on
10/29/2007 2:23:38 AM PDT by
Berosus
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To: Berosus
This is PRECISELY the point I am trying to make. YES!
17 posted on
10/29/2007 2:46:07 AM PDT by
AmericanInTokyo
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To: Berosus
I don't have a problem with our boys doing this, but oh! Imagine how upset the leftists an atheists in our country would be if it was a Christian ceremony.Maybe I've missed something in the news, but I haven't seen any problems with individual military members practicing their religion. We have Chaplains. Most retirement or promotion ceremonies that I have attended recently began with a prayer. Folks are free to live and discover their faith.
The problems have been when a superior is perceived as pushing THEIR faith on others in an official capacity.
30 posted on
10/29/2007 3:26:57 AM PDT by
TankerKC
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To: Berosus
48 posted on
10/29/2007 8:24:00 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: Berosus
53 posted on
10/29/2007 8:43:50 PM PDT by
VOA
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