Military chaplains told to shy from Jesus

[kentuckyklira]

Originally posted by ELVIS
FORD, you're on the side of SATAN!

THIS BULLSHIT IS NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER BLATANT ATTACK ON CHRISTIANITY !!

[Nitro Express]

Chances are very good a person will claim whatever religion they were raised in. Religion in itself is a belief that it's doctrine is true. If the religion has been around long enough and has grown big enough, then you have different branches that differ on the deffinition of that percieved truth. You are always going to run into a "We are right and you are wrong" in most organized religions.

Religion is also a way of binding a group of people and sometimes people stay in a religion because it's good for business or it's easier to live the charade than to upset the family.

I know a Pakastahni girl who was baptised into a Christian faith and recieved death threats and was disowned by her family for doing so.

I know a Mormon who drinks alcohol but is active in his faith. He doesn't believe in the doctrine but his wife does and he works for his father in law. He lives a double life in many cases but he told me it's easier to be a hypocrite than to kick the anthill and cause a stir.

I know a Jew who loves to eat bacon and ham and his excuse is it comes from a circumsized pig.

I know lots of Catholics who have gotten divorces and use contraception. They will defend their religion and praise the pope, but they only seem to listen to the things they want to hear from the pope and ignore the things they don't want to live.

I don't care who you are. We are all born into unique cultures and religiouse organizations. The world just isn't "We can hold hands and get along".

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
The world just isn't "We can hold hands and get along".

I wanna hold your hand.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Nitro Express


I know a Jew who loves to eat bacon and ham and his excuse is it comes from a circumsized pig.

And how exactly in the Hell does he know that?

[DrMaddVibe]

Originally posted by FORD
And how exactly in the Hell does he know that?

Because he watched Spammy slice off a pound from bassplayer's backside!:D

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by FORD
OK, let's deal with the issue then. Let's say you have a platoon in which 2/3 of the guys are professing Christians and then the remaiing third includes a couple of Jews, a Muslim, a Native American, a Hindu, and just in case Pinky stops by, an atheist.

Now it's not likely that the military is going to provide a seperate chaplain for each of the faiths represented. Furthermore, the purpose of the military is to produce a cohesive unit, correct? So in order to do that, they have to downplay individuality.

That's basically a true statement in the military point of view, they pretty much have to be multi-demoninational...

And that's not just nowadays in today's society, watch any of the numerous documentaries on Vietnam, it's been that way for a long time...

BTW, I think I may know that LT, but I'm not sure.... Being retired for 2 1/2 years now is starting to cloud my military memories...