Onward Christian Soldiers
Stories about the role of Christianity in public life also prompted some lively discussion. “Are U.S. Troops Being Force Fed Christianity?” (a piece from the Christian Science Monitor) bagged 138 votes and 190 comments. “I’m not surprised,” opined engineer. “The far right wants to establish a theocracy.” As his user name might suggest, LordyLordy had a different attitude: “I have yet to meet an atheist in a foxhole.” Meanwhile, a post about CUFI, or Christians United For Israel, also got the brickbats flying.
Will being a christian come in the way of being a good soldier or vice versa? If you have views about this please comment.
3 comments:
Wow - that is a subject that one could come at from a lot of angles. I can't even begin to gather my thoughts.
My first reaction, as a Christian, is that I would find it incredibly difficult to shoot and kill anyone. I can't imagine what kind of spiritual, emotional, and psychological anguish the soldiers go through - no matter what religion they are/aren't.
Yeah I fully understand being in the armed forces myself.
Yeah I fully understand being in the armed forces myself.
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