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Posted on 08/21/2010 4:32:22 AM PDT by tlb
dozens of soldiers who refused to attend a Christian band's concert at a Virginia military base were banished to their barracks and told to clean them up.
Col. Thomas Collins said the military shouldn't impose religious views on soldiers.
"..it would be contrary to Army policy,".
Pvt. Anthony Smith said he and other soldiers felt pressured to attendt.
"My whole issue was I don't need to be preached at," Smith said "That's not what I signed up for."
Christian rock group BarlowGirl played as part of the "Commanding General's Spiritual Fitness Concerts."
Smith said a staff sergeant told 200 men in their barracks they could either attend or remain in their barracks. Eighty to 100 decided not to attend, he said.
"Instead of being released to our personal time, we were locked down," Smith said. "It seemed very much like a punishment."
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation first reported on the Christian concert. The foundation said it was approached by soldiers who were punished for not attending.
The group's president, Mikey Weinstein, claims Christian-themed events are "ubiquitous" throughout the military, and he credited the soldiers for stepping forward.
"Whenever we see this egregious, unconstitutional religious tyranny our job is to fight it," he said.
Smith said he and the other soldiers were told not to use their cell phones or personal computers and ordered to clean up the barracks.
Smith said he went up the chain of command and traced the concert edict to a captain, who said he simply wanted to "show support for those kind of events that bring soldiers together."
While not accepting blame, the officer apologized to the soldiers who refused to attend the concert and said it was not his intent to proselytize.
"But once you get in there, you realize it's evangelization," Smith said.
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I won't quote Psalm 150 or Matthew 7:1, as I know you know them. Lost people just need an opportunity to be found....
Are you suggesting that Jesus and the apostles were in error when they sang psalms together after the last supper, before our Lord was crucified?
They were all worshipping. They were all participating. There was no performer and no audience.
Interesting that you would choose to call someone with 4 grandkids “son”. Also interesting that you should object to the way other Believers choose to worship the Lord.
I won’t quote Psalm 150 or Matthew 7:1, as I know you know them. Lost people just need an opportunity to be found..
Should've included the < /sarc > tag
Son can also be used in different manners, you should know that, and a 40 year old man can be a grandfather but still young enough to be the speakers son, i have a daughter with 4 grand children. and another daughter with 2.
I do not object to the way any one else believes, or what kind of music they like, i just stated my opinion of it, and again i think its trash, and if you do not agree with me , which i am sure you don,t, i will not try to trash you or insult you just because you have a different opinion. my comment did not get personal with any one.
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