How are atheists being treated in the Navy..

[Herc_Dude]

Really In the Marine Corps Damn they must have just stuck every bible thumper and baptist in my Platoon at OCS. I was half thinking to myself that some of these candidates wear their faith on their sleeve a little to flagrantly.

In my opinion faith is personal and private. Its a relationship you yourself have with your belief and better left to that. Also apparently after the first manadatory Sunday service I went to and confirming this with a chaplain at OCS, The least likely religious faith your likely to find on somebodys dog tags, Jewish. And no Im not (had a long hard time dealing with admin to get that of my file) I just thought it was interesting.

OCS has a way of growing your faith.

 

[Brett327]

Dammit, my mistake for my imprecision of terms.

Atheism is not a religion (implies organization), it is a faith. Atheists, in symmetry with who do "believe," have faith in something they cannot prove: that there is no God.

I have an different perspective on that argument if you'd like to take it to PM.

Brett

 

[joboy_2.0]

Really In the Marine Corps Damn they must have just stuck every bible thumper and baptist in my Platoon at OCS. I was half thinking to myself that some of these candidates wear their faith on their sleeve a little to flagrantly.

In my opinion faith is personal and private. Its a relationship you yourself have with your belief and better left to that. Also apparently after the first manadatory Sunday service I went to and confirming this with a chaplain at OCS, The least likely religious faith your likely to find on somebodys dog tags, Jewish. And no Im not (had a long hard time dealing with admin to get that of my file) I just thought it was interesting.

Well with the chance of being shot down over Iraq/Afghanistan or any other hostile muslim middle-east country, can you really blame us?? If I found myself on the ground in the middle of iraq with iraqis sourrounding me. You better believe I'd find Jesus, REALLY quickly.

 

[Fly Navy]

Well with the chance of being shot down over Iraq/Afghanistan or any other hostile muslim middle-east country, can you really blame us?? If I found myself on the ground in the middle of iraq with iraqis sourrounding me. You better believe I'd find Jesus, REALLY quickly.

I don't think that's really the reason.

 

[Huggy Bear]

Well with the chance of being shot down over Iraq/Afghanistan or any other hostile muslim middle-east country, can you really blame us?? If I found myself on the ground in the middle of iraq with iraqis sourrounding me. You better believe I'd find Jesus, REALLY quickly.

Actually, I think I would find Allah. :icon_smil

 

[Huggy Bear]

Edit. In the post above, I clicked on smiley of a yellow guy with glasses. Instead, this devil shows up. Is it a sign about this thread?

 

[Fly Navy]

Edit. In the post above, I clicked on smiley of a yellow guy with glasses. Instead, this devil shows up. Is it a sign about this thread?

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice

A lot of the smilies are actually broken, you have to type them in yourself half the time.

 

[invertedflyer]

OCS has a way of growing your faith.

Oh dear... reminds me of that "Siege of Firebase Gloria" "there are no atheists in fighting holes" speech by R. Lee Ermey. very true. 'course at OCS its different.... please let me get more than an hour and a half of sleep tonight so I don't lose my sanity tomorrow type stuff... or don't let me get injured.

 

[Lawman]

Well with the chance of being shot down over Iraq/Afghanistan or any other hostile muslim middle-east country, can you really blame us?? If I found myself on the ground in the middle of iraq with iraqis sourrounding me. You better believe I'd find Jesus, REALLY quickly.

Doesnt really seem to bother those guys from that one country... oh whats it called.... the one with the big Star of David on as their flag.....

 

[joboy_2.0]

Doesnt really seem to bother those guys from that one country... oh whats it called.... the one with the big Star of David on as their flag.....

Well call me a coward, but during my future Navy career, I'm going to try to make it a goal of mine to avoid as much torture as possible.

 

[MasterBates]

So, Brett being your class officer and all, and me as an IP, how do you think it is going to go JoGirl?

 

[joboy_2.0]

So, Brett being your class officer and all, and me as an IP, how do you think it is going to go JoGirl?

No need for name calling yet. OCS starts this summer.