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Video: “A Lesson about Church and State”
Article: “Another one bites the dust!”
A HOMOPHOBIC Catholic lawmaker from Indiana is facing pressure to resign after his attempt to solicit an 18-year-old rentboy was exposed at the weekend. Republican State Representative Phil Hinkle – married and a former board member of the Greater Indianapolis Young Men’s Christian Association…
Video: “Another 50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God”
Aphorism: On Atheism and Religion in the Military
By Madison S. Hughes (08.13.2011)
On innumerable occasions during my twenty-three year career as a U.S. Army Officer I found myself a captive audience member of Staff meetings that began with prayer. While deployed I vividly recall one instance where a Mississippi Redneck Chief of Staff, Colonel Massey, asked before a mandatory Staff meeting if anyone objected to the Chaplain opening the mandatory Staff meeting with a prayer. When I voiced my objection, I was told that I was welcomed to leave the room during the prayer. The U.S. Army, especially the Officer corps, is highly right-wing, and religious. It never ceases to amaze me that I, a lifelong Atheist, was able to serve twenty-three years in such an overtly religious organization.
Blog Post: “Why Obama and Democrats are Less Trustworthy than Bush and Republicans”
[…] Republicans can generally be trusted more than Democrats to do what they say they are going to do. He won the Presidency by a healthy margin and had overwhelming popular support. He had the backing of 60 Democrats in the Senate and a similarly strong contingent in the Congress. Furthermore, he had the people and the facts on his side on so many fronts.
Video: “Atheism and Religion in the Military”
Video: “Religion and the US military: The internal battle over the religious soul of the US military,” Part II
The United States is a deeply religious country. More than 90 per cent of the population say they believe in god and while 80 per cent profess to believe in miracles. For the US military, dealing with its’ own religious identity has become an internal battle. Growing evidence points towards a rising influence of evangelical Christianity, and with two wars still raging in Muslim countries with significant religious overtones, there could be serious consequences for the US mission. Pentagon officials say incidents are isolated, aberrations occur, but others closely tied to the military and its’ religious leadership say a transformation is taking place with dire costs.
Video: “Religion and the US military: The internal battle over the religious soul of the US military,” Part I
The United States is a deeply religious country. More than 90 per cent of the population say they believe in god and while 80 per cent profess to believe in miracles. For the US military, dealing with its’ own religious identity has become an internal battle. Growing evidence points towards a rising influence of evangelical Christianity, and with two wars still raging in Muslim countries with significant religious overtones, there could be serious consequences for the US mission. Pentagon officials say incidents are isolated, aberrations occur, but others closely tied to the military and its’ religious leadership say a transformation is taking place with dire costs.
