Group disputes military in religion case

Folks, time to open your eyes. This is not just about people pushing Christianity over other faiths. It isn't just about trying to convert an atheist. This is about one branch of Christianity trying to take it all over. It's as simple as that. There are so many divisions among Christians as it is that this should not be tolerated by any of us.

Do you believe in the Holy Trinity? Some Christians don't.
Do you believe in the divinity of Christ? Some don't.
Do you believe that God wants you to be rich financially? Some, most Christians don't.
Do you believe that we are all Saints or that we were already chosen? Some Christians believe that we are only redeemed by Christ and by choosing Him. That He was against setting our minds on financial gains instead of taking care of the poor.

When it comes to faith, it should be up to the individual to decide and not be forced on any of us. Letting this happen to one, will allow it to happen to all. I don't know about you, but I want to be a member of the branch I was born into. I'm Greek Orthodox. I could convert to another form of the Christian faith but this is what I believe in. So please when you read this, stop thinking there is no harm in trying to force an atheist to convert. Even Christ didn't do that. When the Roman Centurion, a pagan, went to Christ asking for his beloved servant to be healed, Christ didn't tell him to convert first. So who is it in the military deciding to do this to any of their men and women? What right do they have to decide the faith of someone else? What would stop them from doing this to anyone else? Do you really want to have to defend your faith in court or lack of it? This is the kind of thing the founding fathers were talking about. We should all stand up and say stop it.

Group disputes military in religion case

By John Hanna - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 14, 2008 16:50:20 EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Fort Riley soldier suing the military was rebuffed recently when he took complaints about violations of his religious freedoms to the post’s inspector general, an advocacy group involved in his lawsuit said Wednesday.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, based in Albuquerque, N.M., contends Army Spc. Jeremy Hall’s experiences undermine arguments made by the Justice Department in seeking to get the lawsuit dismissed.

Hall, who is an atheist, and the foundation allege the military permits religious discrimination by fundamentalist Christians who try to force their views on others, especially subordinates.

Their lawsuit, filed in March in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., names the Defense Department and Secretary Robert Gates among the defendants.
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