What about religion?

The Cheese Man

Does cheese count?

Mr.Been there

As the "Ole Man of the Mountain" said: "It is better to believe in a here-after and find out that there isn't a heaven and hell than not to believe and find out that there is."

Whisper4691

Is it not the right of anyone to follow the religion or belief that they decide to follow?

Young fellow, I don't know if you are or haven't been in the military, but the way your questions read I don't think you are or have been. Until you serve in the military and see what is actually going on and know what rights and privileges you have, I don't believe you know what your talking about.
We who have served our country did relinquish some of our rights to obey all orders and protect our country. Some may have changed since I was on active duty but traditions have a way to linger on as you would well discover after you join the forces. We took care of our own and religion had nothing to do with it.

witchfromoz2003

Control Freak Let up.

valley~girl

You have the same right but must conform to the Uniform code of military justice, you do give up SOME of your rights to free speech , but you give that up in a lot of careers!!

please get your facts straight.

dukalink6000

Then you violate rights. Just as you can't honestly discriminate against gays in the military, why would we approve a Baptist but nix a Wiccan?

GOD2UOB1

I can't believe you're really saying that. The last time I check, this is America, the Constitution rules the land. Why? Are you in a state of self-created panic that you don't even value or even honor someone's choice of belief? You may say you are not racist but to control someone else's belief of God or no God is something you should not mess with. Pacify yourself by honoring and respecting someone else's belief. Then maybe you could be a part of a bigger solution, instead of being deluded into a self-stated disbelief of humanity. The bigger picture here is not about my God or your God. It's man fighting man. Get your issues corrected, then ask us a better question next time..

Never force anything "mandatory" on any ones religion, or lack of it.

The LORD gave us all "free will", to either accept or reject the SON. So, its up to them to do so on thier own.

Offering 'protection' is not going to help them. Its persecution that makes them stronger in thier Faith...

I wish you well..

Jesse

NONAME

i do believe people in the military have the right to believe or not believe as they choose. As someone said you aren't born a Christian...you come to believe it...if you don't, you don't and no one can shove it down your throat. Having said that there is one thing I have a problem with. L3 mentioned an army chaplain being a satanist. I never took satanism seriously as a religion. About two weeks ago someone posted a very good answer to a question and this person was in ROTC wanting a military career. Upon checking her profile I learned that she was quite upfront about the fact that she was a satanist. My first thought was that if I was in the military I would have a really difficult time with serving under someone who claimed to be a satanist..Sorry that strains my religous tolerance too far. If someone claims they do not believe or doesn't know if God exists thats one thing, but for someone to say that they worship satan...that is the evil one..the opposite of God...I don't see how any believer could ever trust such a person...just my opinion.

L3 What do you suppose the military would do to someone who refused to serve uder a satanist on religous grounds?

daddieslilgirl

While I served my time in the Navy, I knew a couple people that were of various nonsecular cults. No one harassed them, we just shrugged our shoulders and did our jobs. Either that or drank more beer and laughed at them.

lucky_j_2003

let it happen as it happens don't be a control freak

Frank

One of the Constitutional freedoms is about religion and if we change the Constitution to read that others have the right to judge you because of your faith, then the essence of the government is lost and we would be no better than a dictatorship.Even in a country such as China (being communist) there is a great deal of religious freedom and there are Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Taoists, and people that practice ancestor worship. Agnostic or 'atheism' simple means that they don't know, perhaps they haven't decided. They follow their hearts in whatever way they choose. One of the basic tenets of most religions is to treat others as you would like to be treated. What is wrong with this?

Lesley P

It was an open question, so I wasn't looking specifically at the category, so sorry.
Anwer: This is exactly why politics and religion do not mix! Or maybe we could just use clones or robots and save millions of lives. Just a thought.

Clinton Mueller

Freedoms should never be infringed upon by one belief system of another, except it be when one's beliefs affect the health or life of another.

Other than that. If someone wants to worship goats. Have at it!

Hey Slee-z - You should repeat some of that garbage loud to your Nazi Liberal fiends. So you say people who go in the military give up their rights under the Constitution, to protect those same rights for the individuals who don't go into the military. If that is true then they humble themselves before God and man so that means they are incredible people in my opinion. They give up a lot way before they even get to the part of possible giving their lives in combat. The belief must be strong somewhere, cat, because people just don't do it to have a job! I have never heard of people being kicked out or persecuted because of their religion. I have seen where people, became believers in certain religions and the military let them go because of their faith. I was always the individuals choice. I can't say I know of any muslims I have personally met in the U.S. Military, but I can tell you that in 1976 there was a satanic chaplain on staff with the U.S. Army. Yes you read that right and there was. It was nothing the U.S. Army bragged about or advertised, but then again that don't do it for any other faiths represented either.
So get the facts straight and study history and you just might be able to debate with the guys/gal s that have been there done that - and proudly wear the T-shirt? Wow I got through that without any profanity. God Bless You.

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