robtex
Veteran Member
Jeremy Hall is sueing the military for discrimination against non-theists.
a quote from this article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/26/u...l=1&adxnnlx=1216566469-HiFvSYKOyHutLtoLOzZsIw
FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending.
But minutes into the talk, the officer, Maj. Freddy J. Welborn, began to berate
Specialist Hall and another soldier about atheism, Specialist Hall wrote in a sworn statement. “People like you are not holding up the Constitution and are going against what the founding fathers, who were Christians, wanted for America!” Major Welborn said, according to the statement.
Major Welborn told the soldiers he might bar them from re-enlistment and bring charges against them, according to the statement
from CNN :
His sudden lack of faith, he said, cost him his military career and put his life at risk. Hall said his life was threatened by other troops and the military assigned a full-time bodyguard to protect him out of fear for his safety.
In March, Hall filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, among others. In the suit, Hall claims his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization.
Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination - CNN.com
The questions I have are :
1) Should one be a believer to serve one country?
2) Is the prosetyization and deliberate promotion of religious beliefs a conflict of interest in the idea of separation of church and state? Where should the line be drawn?
3) Does Jeremy have a legitimate complaint?
4) What should be the relationship between faith and the military?
5) what is your reaction to these article?
the video in the CNN article reposted: Will help put this thread into perspective
Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination - CNN.com
another interview video:
YouTube - Jeremy Hall: Atheist In Fox Hole Fighting Back
a quote from this article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/26/u...l=1&adxnnlx=1216566469-HiFvSYKOyHutLtoLOzZsIw
FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending.
But minutes into the talk, the officer, Maj. Freddy J. Welborn, began to berate
Specialist Hall and another soldier about atheism, Specialist Hall wrote in a sworn statement. “People like you are not holding up the Constitution and are going against what the founding fathers, who were Christians, wanted for America!” Major Welborn said, according to the statement.
Major Welborn told the soldiers he might bar them from re-enlistment and bring charges against them, according to the statement
from CNN :
His sudden lack of faith, he said, cost him his military career and put his life at risk. Hall said his life was threatened by other troops and the military assigned a full-time bodyguard to protect him out of fear for his safety.
In March, Hall filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, among others. In the suit, Hall claims his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization.
Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination - CNN.com
The questions I have are :
1) Should one be a believer to serve one country?
2) Is the prosetyization and deliberate promotion of religious beliefs a conflict of interest in the idea of separation of church and state? Where should the line be drawn?
3) Does Jeremy have a legitimate complaint?
4) What should be the relationship between faith and the military?
5) what is your reaction to these article?
the video in the CNN article reposted: Will help put this thread into perspective
Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination - CNN.com
another interview video:
YouTube - Jeremy Hall: Atheist In Fox Hole Fighting Back
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