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Title: MANY CHRISTIANS ARE LEAVING THE MILITARY DUE TO HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
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THE DAILY SHEEPLE
URL Source: http://www.infowars.com/many-christ ... e-to-hostile-work-environment/
Published: Apr 17, 2015
Author: JOSHUA KRAUSE
Post Date: 2015-04-17 07:34:03 by Ada
Keywords: None
Views: 280
Comments: 12
I often find myself fascinated by how mainstream Christians are so enamored with the military I often find myself fascinated by how mainstream Christians are so enamored with the military. Every Veterans Day they proudly display their uniformed converts in church and pray for our soldiers overseas, in their battle against Islamic extremists. They have a habit of adorning their place of worship with American flags, preaching the supposed pro-government virtues of Romans 13, and supporting just about any war that involves the Middle East regardless of the morality of these conflicts. I don’t want to lump all Christians together, but this is just my observation. It’s kind of ridiculous though, when you realize how sterile and politically correct our government has become; and frankly, how hostile our military has become for those of the Christian faith. So why do they continue to throw their weight behind these institutions? They seem to be unable to grasp the fact that the US military has been a very unchristian place for some time now, despite many of their members being faithful adherents of Christ. And by all accounts, this unwelcome atmosphere is causing some Christians to leave the military altogether. There is an exodus of Christians from the military because of a “hostile work environment” that does not allow them to express their beliefs openly while others are discouraged from joining in the first place, say religious freedom advocates. They point to a number of recent high-profile cases of military chaplains facing punishment for private religious counseling sessions, and say such cases could cause some with strong faith to reconsider joining the military. “People of faith are going to stay away from the military,” Michael Berry, senior counsel at the Liberty Institute, a Texas-based legal organization dedicated to defending religious liberty in America, told The Washington Times. In December, a chaplain for a Ranger training battalion was sent an administrative letter of concern after a soldier complained that he had promoted Christianity and used a Bible during a mandatory suicide-prevention training session. Last month, a Navy chaplain was removed from his job and may lose his career after complaints about his private counseling during which he discouraged homosexuality and sex outside of marriage. Even if you disagree with those particular aspects of Christianity, you have to admit that this is very unethical. Isn’t everyone entitled to their beliefs, even in the military? In reality, the military has never been an advocate for personal convictions. It’s always been an institution that is dedicated to molding human beings into weapons of war, and making sure that they will always follow orders. That by itself makes the military incompatible with Christianity, or any faith for that matter. You can’t serve two masters, and military life demands that you place the state before God. The orders of the commander-in-chief will always trump your personal beliefs. So it’s kind of bizarre that Christianity has survived as long as it has in the military. For a religion that places an emphasis on redemption, peace, and charity, it’s hard to imagine them finding a place in America’s global war machine. But why hasn’t religion run into obstacles like this before in the military? I suspect that it’s because for most of American history, religion was used as a tool of propaganda for America’s wars. They would cherry pick any part of the bible that might convince Christians to fight for Uncle Sam, and since America used to be almost exclusively Christian, they were never short on recruits. Christians also made perfect soldiers, because they had faith in something greater than themselves. The state loves that attitude. They just need to find a way to turn that faith in God, into faith in the state and their wars, and you’ll have a zealous fighter for life. That’s not to say faith is a bad thing. I personally have faith that there is a God, and I think it’s a wonderful way to live. However, when you apply faith rather than logic to earthly matters, you’re setting yourself up for exploitation at the hands power-hungry sociopaths. They will hijack your convictions and use them to turn you into fodder for their never-ending wars. But now that Christianity is waning in America, they don’t need it anymore. They’re moving on to other methods of propaganda, and are hoping to gain recruits with promises of paychecks and adventure. In a way, I guess it’s kind of a good thing that the military is slowly abandoning religion. Maybe now we can all stop kidding ourselves and recognize that our government and the wars they fight, is a godless enterprise that is dedicated to attaining power and its own self-preservation, at the expense of everyone else. Perhaps this will convince the various followers of Christ to actually start following Christ, instead of grovelling to the state and sending their kids off to fight and die in their wars.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
I love back door hit writings. Everyone is bad and stupid, except...the author...he is the repository of all universe knowledge and wisdom... To follow the authors slippery line of thinking, we should have a drafted military made up of ONLY ATHEISTS. In fact, new law, no Christians allowed in military, draft only atheists, that should make everything right. Wonderful idea, all Christians from now forward EXEMPT from conscription.
Why not? (Israel exempts the Orthodox scholars from the draft.) We have no conscription these days so the question should be, "Should Christians volunteer?" In the early christian era, Christians would not serve in the military, much to the dismay of Imperial Rome who wanted them due to their honesty.
It's funny, they preach the pro-establishment aspects of Romans 13 but then when that same establishment creates an environment that disagrees with their flavor du jour of their personal morality, what, all of a sudden Romans 13 no longer applies? Apparently so. Talk about many so-called Christians not thinking things through, ... or perhaps just not thinking much at all. I'm sure that members of John Hagee's church won't mind and will be eager to join.
Rousas John Rushdooney taught that the civil goverment (and all other authorities like the church, school, workplace, etc.) should be obeyed as long as they don't wander outside their Biblical authority. Your church, for instance, cannot order you to buy a blue Ford because such an order is not authorized by scripture.
What's 'new' is just recycled leftist crap. Adolf Hitler told the world of his opposition to the Bolshevik ideology and why racial nationalism was good for Germany: If a soldier showed up for morning formation wearing this belt buckle he would not only be court-martialed but would likely end up in a cell next to Jonathan Pollard. The U.S. military is just agitprop for gay porn......... I suspect that it’s because for most of American history, religion was used as a tool of propaganda for America’s wars.
#2. To: Cynicom (#1)
Wonderful idea, all Christians from now forward EXEMPT from conscription.
#3. To: Ada (#0)
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They have a habit of adorning their place of worship with American flags, preaching the supposed pro-government virtues of Romans 13, and supporting just about any war that involves the Middle East regardless of the morality of these conflicts.
“People of faith are going to stay away from the military,” Michael Berry, senior counsel at the Liberty Institute, a Texas-based legal organization dedicated to defending religious liberty in America, told The Washington Times.
#4. To: Katniss (#3)
#5. To: Cynicom (#1)
To follow the authors slippery line of thinking, we should have a drafted military made up of ONLY ATHEISTS.
-Alex Kurtagic
#6. To: Ada (#2)
Stroke of a pen, out of nowhere we have conscription. Endured such twice in my lifetime. Good way to rid the country of useless eaters (Kissinger), lice (Rand). We have no conscription these days so the question should be,
#7. To: X-15 (#5)
Adolph had Ernst Rohm and his queer bed fellows shot.
#8. To: Cynicom (#7)
A right and just purge.
-Alex Kurtagic
#9. To: X-15 (#8)
Long ago we had unwritten, unspoken ethical code of conduct, transgress and there was a price to be paid. It worked very well. Now the fairies are in charge.
#10. To: Ada (#0)
Good points, Ada. Romans 13 has to be the most-abused Bible passage. It's clearly symbolic language that St. Paul's readers would recognize as such with no trouble -- life as an oppressed minority. At least one major Bible dictionary agrees. The folks who led me to the Lord in earnest belong to a sect that forbids voting, writing your Congressman, even or resisting legal action. They thought I was terrible for becoming a tax resister and said I should just pay whatever I'm told to -- but oh boy, when the IRS overcharged them they hollered like stuck pigs and spent years working with a lawyer to beat it. Uniform worship seeps into some strange places.
#11. To: X-15 (#5)
It's incredible, isn't it? More and more, everything you hear about him is admirable and normal. If he'd had his way England would still be British, Germany would be German, and amerika would be American. We're supposed to hate him because he wanted to save the white race from the Jew peril which is even now eviscerating it. Funny world! Adolf Hitler told the world of his opposition to the Bolshevik ideology and why racial nationalism was good for Germany
#12. To: NeoconsNailed (#10)
Paul was writing to the Romans, i.e., the Jewish population in Rome who were about to get themselves into open rebellion and into serious trouble. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's." While it has been argued that all things belong to God, I don't consider that prohibits you from paying your taxes. We do have authorities over us which we should obey unless they overstep their scriptural bounds. Taxes to the civil authorities, tithes to the religious, obedience to the family, school and workplace. When they command what is not within their authority, then we must resist to the point of rebellion. It's clearly symbolic language that St. Paul's readers would recognize as such with no trouble
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