Military's Latest Enemy: Atheists!

"Our father, bless thy holy hand grenade
so that we might blow thy enemy to bits."

It's getting to the point where the world is one giant Monty Python sketch. Only, the more absurd we become the more obsessed we are with proving we are not. Like I always say, if the consequences weren't so tragic we'd be a really, really funny people! But in the end the world will boil down to two types of people: those who drink the Kool-Aid and those who don't. That's how Nature corrects herself.

The U.S. military has a problem with atheists

Apparently, the Marine Corps thinks a "lack or loss of spiritual faith" could be dangerous.

When an active-duty Marine was given a Marine Corps training document describing "potential risk indicators" commanders should look for to prevent loss of life among service members, he found one checkbox that didn't seem to fit. Among warning signs like substance abuse and prior suicide attempts was "lack or loss of spiritual faith."

Concerned that this was a discriminatory policy, the Marine notified the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), a nonprofit dedicated to keeping religion separate from the U.S. military. The organization, which told me that it plans to sue the U.S. Marines unless the government backs off this policy, says this is the military's latest effort to discriminate against service members who don't believe in God.

The allure of "killing for God" never grows old, does it? Feel my divine bullet in thine unholy body! Associating war with the one who refused war at all costs is beyond the pale. But then, it's he who sins the most who most needs to claim Jesus, the one who sinned the least. Truth is the truest enemy of war.

Advocates for the policy say the military is simply doing everything it can to promote emotional well-being among troops, especially in the face of its growing suicide epidemic. (Last year, the U.S. military saw more active duty soldiers commit suicide than die in combat — 48 of them Marines.)

Saving lives through lies and propaganda? Not hardly! You know, it was Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus who committed suicide. Propagating the outrage that if one does not drink the Kool-Aid of our military mission's morality then one must be Judas - how the fuck is that supposed to save any lives? If the traitorous policy makers and command cocksuckers would just admit the truth - "You're here boys to steal and protect oil as well as line the pockets of the more worthy power elite" - we'd be waaaay better off. Naturally, people would leave the armed forces in droves - but that surely will save lives. And is that not the stated goal here?

This is hardly the first time the military has tried to govern the religion of its service members. Until 1972, each U.S. service academy required soldiers to attend weekly religious services — and only Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish worship services were available, according to Blake Page, special assistant to the president of MRFF. Until 2011, the Army required soldiers to take a survey that measured "spiritual fitness," and soldiers who failed were told "improving your spiritual fitness should be an important goal."

I wholly agree spiritual fitness is vital. So what the hell you doing cramming religion down their throats, ya godless bastards?? There's nothing more secular on God's green earth than religion, a blatant form of brainwashing and emotional blackmail. Religion is of men, by men and for men. It's a tool of self-justification for creating conflict. "Imagine no religion," said the wise man. Best place to implement that is in the military, those most well-positioned to carry out conflict.

Like I said, truth is war's deadliest enemy - an enemy it cannot overcome. Therefore we're forced to pretend that no matter how outrageous the lie or ludicrous the premise for our actions, we're always in the right and fighting for "God and country." (I like our latest: "To bring stability to the region." The region that we, uh, destabilized.) It's an inherent human need to latch onto that which is infallible. And war means never having to say you're sorry. "Dear Mrs. Smith, We're sorry to inform you your son is dead but have you seen Exxon's latest quarterly profits? He served his corporation well."

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Last month, Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) tried and failed to amend the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act so that non-theist chaplains can be part of the military — a proposal that drew fierce opposition from some Republicans. Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) told The Huffington Post, "I can't imagine an atheist accompanying a notification team as they go into some family's home to let them have the worst news of their life and this guy says, 'You know, that's it — your son's just worms, I mean, worm food.'"

Yup, my pathological friend, start telling parents that and they'll likely stop sending their kids off to useless and needless wars. And then where will be?? Amen to that!