Defending The Religious Rights of Foxhole Atheists.
Approximately 800 U.S. soldiers were ordered to participate in a candlelight prayer ceremony, and ‘spiritual fitness’ training for a recent suicide prevention campaign. The soldiers are assigned to Fort Sam Houston’s 264th Medical Battalion, responsible for training soldiers in their medical career after graduating boot camp. It happened last Wednesday (Sep. 26th) and was documented by [Read More…]
Have you been the victim of the “Size 20 panties Marine Corps” copypasta? Well, one of the service members in the American Atheists Military facebook group has an amazing reply. The premise is that some male Marine opened a care package down-range. It was packed with feminine objects. He joked around with his fellow Marines using [Read More…]
Sergeant Nicholas Amann’s re-enlistment ceremony was not typical by any means. Sgt. Amann is not your typical soldier. He’s prior-infantry but re-classed to chaplain’s assistant so he could help other soldiers. He’s also an atheist. My wife almost cried when she saw this. Sergeant Nicholas Amann Foxhole Atheist | Chaplains Assistant www.youtube.com/embed/vV6BD6MryY0#t=196 My wife nearly [Read More…]
Sergeant Joshua Gould is a foxhole atheist stationed at Fort Bragg. He wrote to me with two important questions, so I’m breaking them into two posts. Do you have some sort of club? So I have been reading your blog for a while and I went to the Rock Beyond Belief a few months ago. [Read More…]
I’d like to thank Fort Gordon, GA leadership for the rapid about-face. Only a week ago American Atheists and Freedom From Religion Foundation demanded that the US Constitution be upheld for soldiers attending the Advanced Leadership Course (ALC). Hundreds of soldiers were ordered to clean up a Catholic organizations yard – also known as “area beautification.” [Read More…]
Bookmark this one. This letter accidentally became the best walk-through on how to fight back against those mandatory ceremony prayers. For 17 years, every military graduation ceremony I’ve been to has had an invocation and/or benediction. This includes schools like: Basic, AIT, PLDC, BNCOC… and BNCOC at Ft. Eustis specifically named Jesus. I’m an instructor [Read More…]
I received a few complaints about soldiers stationed at Fort Gordon, GA being forced to clean up an off-post Catholic property during the duty day. One was from a fellow foxhole atheist. (NAME / RANK WITHHELD) Justin – Got a question. [WITHHELD], has been tasks with cleaning/landscaping etc, a Catholic Church. This so far is [Read More…]
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