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Atheist Soldiers Fight for Recognition

Posted on: August 20, 2006 - 8:19pm

Susan

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Atheist Soldiers Fight for Recognition

Article online for Newsweek:

Aug. 21-28, 2006 issue - There are no atheists in foxholes," the old saw goes. The line, attributed to a WWII chaplain, has since been uttered countless times by grunts, chaplains and news anchors. But an increasingly vocal group of activists and soldiers—atheist soldiers—disagrees. "It's a denial of our contributions," says Master Sgt. Kathleen Johnson, who founded the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers and who will be deployed to Iraq this fall. "A lot of people manage to serve without having to call on a higher power.

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Posted on: August 21, 2006 - 11:17am #1

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Interesting article...I

Interesting article...I think that the whole notion of religion in the military plays into the whole biblical apocalyptic bullshit. The evangelical assholes indeed want an army to fight and kill for god, they are no better than the extremist muslims.

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