Posted on Aug 5, 2014
Atheists Want Guard to Stop Bible Handouts. What is your opinion?
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If you do not believe in the BIBLE GOD JESUS etc do not take the BIBLE. Easy answer
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/05/atheists-want-guard-to-stop-bible-handouts.html?ESRC=eb.nl
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/05/atheists-want-guard-to-stop-bible-handouts.html?ESRC=eb.nl
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They is only a doctrine set out about separation of Church from state. All the law says is that congress will make no religion period. The rest is just the courts thinking they know best.
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Well...no, no they shouldn't. At first glance I love the idea but I imagine an atheist might feel it is inappropriate. I'm sure a Muslim would feel offended just as I would feel offended if they tried handing me a Torah or Koran.
Can we all take a humble pill and at least try to get along?
Can we all take a humble pill and at least try to get along?
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SSG V. Michelle Woods
Respectfully sir, I as a follower of Christ would prefer His story be told above anything else.
To be fair though, it's best to leave it up to the individual to decide for his or herself.
To be fair though, it's best to leave it up to the individual to decide for his or herself.
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You’re so easily offend just by someone offering you a Koran? I can see if they tried to force it on you. If being offered can’t you simply say no? Has another ever offered you a flyer or handout for an event, such as a sale? Are you offended then or just when it’s religious? Being over sensitive and claiming offense to everything is hurting this country and the problem has bleed into the military.
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SSG V. Michelle Woods
Being dramatic is also a problem in this country SFC.
"Being over sensitive and claiming offense to everything" is a bit of a dramatization of what I actually said.
I would feel offended if the entire National Guard only promoted the Koran. So yes, I would feel offended and that's why I can see why Muslims and Jews and atheists might feel offended as well. I choose to be sensitive to their feelings as I would hope to get the same support from them if the tables were turned.
"Being over sensitive and claiming offense to everything" is a bit of a dramatization of what I actually said.
I would feel offended if the entire National Guard only promoted the Koran. So yes, I would feel offended and that's why I can see why Muslims and Jews and atheists might feel offended as well. I choose to be sensitive to their feelings as I would hope to get the same support from them if the tables were turned.
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Understandable...where ever I've been deployed, I have not seen a problem when bibles have been made available. I got my Christian bible from the Jewish Chaplin when in Afghanistan. Made it even cooler.
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I think that atheists along with a lot of other knot-heads have misinterpreted the establishment clause of the first amendment. It is in place to keep one religion from being elevated above others. Simply offering someone a copy of the New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs hardly qualifies as being non-compliant with that. Now, if they are handing out ONLY Christian literature while also openly and blatantly refusing to hand out literature concerning other religions, then maybe. But unless you can prove that to be the case... shut up and color.
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If all atheists are knot-heads, does that mean all christians are Westboro Baptist Church members? Gross generalizations only feed the flames on both sides. In both cases it is normally a small group "being offended" and making noise.
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LT (Join to see) you clearly read the initial post too fast. I did not include atheists as a whole group.... I said and other knot-heads. That being said, you are correct that gross generalizations are usually wrong and definitely feed the emotional flames.
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SFC Kendrick, the way that it is worded strikes me as a ambiguous, but I will definitely accept that it was not your intention!
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A1C Jared Gonzalez
I applaud your understanding of the first amendment, but that being said, your statement was obviously a thinly veiled attempt to insult atheists by generalizing them along side other like minded but purposefully nameless "knotheads".
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I agree. if you want a Bible take one if not, don't. we are catering to everyone based on the slightest little offense. as a country if not the world we need to stop trying to make everything better for just ourselves and start thinking of how it will affect everyone else if what we don't like goes away. I think they should always offer a bible/Torah/Quran to everyone they have the freedom to offer and you have the freedom to turn it down, as long as you aren't chastised for turning it down it doesn't matter And this is coming from an Atheist.
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SGT Karen Scott
How about cleaning up the rape cultural and arrest those that orchestrate any harm when others report rape. So you know what I think about your bibles!!! Anyone that tries to pass out the Quran or Torah must be arrest. They have stood up time after time and stated that they are against America, Americans and they want to kill us!!! Leave it up to the person they can walk to the chapel of their service, but don't pass religious out!!!
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Atheists have be:ome professional complainers wishing everyone to give up their beliefs for them. Firstly, I defy anyone to find the words separation of church and state in the Constitution. You cannot.as it was an opinion of Jefferson voiced in a letter which has become sacrosanct. I have been offered the book of Mormon, I declined. I have been offered books by Hare Krishna,again I drclined. I live in the South and receive a multitude of invites to services to churches other than our own, again I decline. The moral of the story is politely decline and move on without filing a million lawsuits to impose you lack of faith upon those of faith.
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I think recruiting stations should be allowed to hand out bibles.
I am non-religious, but I still read the bible at MEPS to pass time.
I am non-religious, but I still read the bible at MEPS to pass time.
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Why can't atheists leave us alone we don't infringe on you stop infringing on us.
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Because they are not being left alone. If Christians leave them alonw they will do the same (Eventually).
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Obviously these "atheists" have some real will power. It's like the super chubby kid who asks his friends mom to stop giving carrots as snacks. When the time comes you will need what you dislike more than you know. Until then don't screw with other people's religion.
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