I am all for religious freedom, as the LORD does give us a choice in the matter of faith. And, personally, I don’t see why a member of the military has to have any religious faith. I don’t believe he/she enlisted or was drafted (oh, that’s coming) because he/she ascribes to any particular religion. But human beings are really good at picking on minorities, so: “Known as “the atheist guy,” Hall has been called immoral, a devil worshipper and — just as severe to some soldiers — gay, none of which, he says, is true. Hall even drove fellow soldiers to church in Iraq and paused while they prayed before meals.”

“I see a name and rank and United States flag on their shoulder. That’s what I believe everyone else should see,” he said.

Hall, 23, was raised in a Protestant family in North Carolina and dropped out of school. It wasn’t until he joined the Army that he began questioning religion, eventually deciding he couldn’t follow any faith.

But he feared how that would look to other soldiers.

“I was ashamed to say that I was an atheist,” Hall said.

It eventually came out in Iraq in 2007, when he was in a firefight. Hall was a gunner on a Humvee, which took several bullets in its protective shield. Afterward, his commander asked whether he believed in God, Hall said.

“I said, ‘No, but I believe in Plexiglas,”‘ Hall said. “I’ve never believed I was going to a happy place. You get one life. When I die, I’m worm food.”

Of course I believe atheists are just in denial, but I don’t think they should be harassed or bullied for their lack of belief. This man is risking his life in our armed forces…isn’t that all the government requires of him when he wears that uniform? If he’s not trying to convert people on the job, he should be left alone and respected as a comrade.

(more at CNN)

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