I believe, Faith, that the sentiment you're expressing has been summed up very eloquently in the sentence "created ill, and then commanded to be well" Hitch (though he may not be the originator on that one, a lot of his soundbytes are from other sources)
Nevertheless, that any particular god is a bastard isn't really a reason not to believe. More a reason to wonder about the happy and devout followers.
Nevertheless, that any particular god is a bastard isn't really a reason not to believe. More a reason to wonder about the happy and devout followers.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!