#WarOnChristians in the US Military
A chaplain at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska was ordered to remove a religious column he had written titled, ?No Atheists in Foxholes: Chaplains Gave all in World War II,? because it allegedly offended atheists serving on the Air Force base.Col. Brian Duffy, the base commander told Fox News the column was removed ?out of respect for those who considered its title offensive.? [...]
Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes confirmed to Fox News that he wrote the original essay that appeared in his ?Chaplain?s Corner? column on the base website.
Reyes recounted the origin of the phrase ?There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.? Father William Cummings has largely been credited with uttering the phrase in Bataan during World War II.
President Eisenhower referenced the phrase during a speech to the American Legion in 1954, noting ?I am delighted that our veterans are sponsoring a movement to increase our awareness of God in our daily lives. In battle, they learned a great truth that there are no atheists in the foxholes.?
Reyes ended his essay with a reflection on faith.
?Everyone expresses some form of faith every day, whether it is religious or secular,? he wrote. ?Some express faith by believing when they get up in the morning they will arrive at work in one piece, thankful they have been given another opportunity to enjoy the majesty of the day, or express relief the doctor?s results were negative.?
Reyes did not attack or insult atheists or non-believers in his column.
However, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation accused Reyes of going on an ?anti-secular diatribe? and publicly denigrating ?those without religion.?
The Air Force agreed and approximately five hours after the MRFF complained, they removed the chaplain?s essay.
?While certainly not intended to offend, the article has been removed from our website,? Col. Duffy wrote in an email to the MRFF. ?We remain mindful of the governing instructions on this matter and will work to avoid recurrence.?
But that?s not good enough for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. They want the chaplain punished for what he wrote.
?Faith based hate, is hate all the same,? Page wrote. ?Lt. Col. Reyes must be appropriately reprimanded.?
Ironically, the Air Force left six complaints about the essay on their website.
The Left has marched through civil service, media, entertainment and academia, to the utter detriment of American tradition and culture.
Now they want to push through the military, to the detriment of the mission of the US military.
And we are letting them.
Tags: air force, anti-theism, atheism, bigots, militarySource: http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=50245
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