Dayglored wrote:
“Oops, “you” —> “your”.
Veterans of all faiths, including atheists, are honored at FR, overriding disagreements of religious belief. Those who have risked and sacrificed to defend America have a special place in our hearts and consideration, as well they should.
You may want to read a bit about the fellow who runs this site, if you have not done so.”
If I ‘oops-ed’, I ‘sit’ corrected!
Thank you for your answer ... I can run with that.
I had the question pop up on occasion, so, to ask, watch the ripples, and see the answer. I will inform the Pagan veterans who queried me, of this answer.
> I will inform the Pagan veterans who queried me, of this answer.
By all means do, and thanks. I have a number of good friends in the local Pagan community (I live near Ithaca, NY, where you can find a little of pretty much anything) although I don't know of any who are vets (they're mostly female, which biases the sample).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the majority of posters on FR are (or at least profess to be) Christians, and some of them are wont to express their opinions regarding Pagans and other non-Christians without reserve. Such is the nature of forums on teh intrawebs. It's best to develop a thick skin and good sense of humor with regard to differences of opinion, and especially of religious belief, on FR and elsewhere as well.
But I have also observed, in over 8 years of posting here on FR, that those courageous souls who join our military and lay their safety and lives on the line for our great Nation, who protect and defend the freedoms we enjoy, are respected here regardless of religious belief or affiliation, or lack thereof. Doesn't mean there aren't disagreements on theological points -- of course there are. But that's all part of it too.
It's one of the many things about FR I find attractive, as a place to spend my time reading, learning, posting, arguing, etc.
You might want to check out the Religion Forum, which covers pretty much all the bases (with the expected heavy lean towards Christianity). Generally speaking, religion threads are not for arguing, and certainly not for bashing each other. Those who try that are usually called out on it and there's a Religion Forum Moderator who rides herd pretty well on that stuff. Islam is not currently in favor, no surprise there, but otherwise the religious discussions are relatively tolerant. There are a good number of avowed Pagans on FR, and they don't have to hide it. Also, there are daily threads offering prayers for the troops; you would probably find those interesting as well.
N.B. The occasional "caucus" religious threads are limited to those of the particular belief associated with the thread; others are welcome to read, but posting is limited to the specific believers, by general agreement.
You might find this thread from today interesting, regarding how the religion of a candidate for office might or might not affect one's vote (it's sort of an informal poll). As might be expected, the comments run the gamut: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3058854/posts
I hope this is in some way helpful...!