Posted on Sep 1, 2017
SPC(P) Mike Conley Jr.
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CPT Jack Durish
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Of course not. That's silly. The Army provides for the religious needs of its members just as it provides for every other need such as food, shelter, clothing, healthcare and rehabilitation, entertainment, postal services, etc., etc.m etc. I have met chaplains of every faith and each is trained to minister to service members of other faiths in emergencies (which are routine on the battlefield). However, it may be argued that the US military is somewhat different than most others in that it recognizes that all service members are citizens of a society in which individual freedom and responsibility are highly valued. This is a Judeo-Christian concept, unlike others in which people do not have free will and have been taught from birth to obey authority (clerics) inasmuch as they are led by animal instincts and cannot be trusted with such freedom, cannot be held responsible for behaviors induced by outside influences.
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SGT Tony Clifford
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I would go a step further with the idea of freedom within Christianity. Being compelled to practice a faith is incongruous with the idea of at least Christianity. You can't truly follow a faith if your only motivation is to avoid punishment, that goes for fear of judgement from God too. If you do something out of fear, you don't really hold those values. One should choose their faith or lack thereof based on their own beliefs and values.
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SSG Robert Perrotto
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no - it is not religious based - but the US is a majority christian country, makes sense that the services have a majority christian based population.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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No it is not.
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