Neo-pagans have a similar issue. As their new age religions cannot genuinely lay claim to a traditional grounding, and seeing as how the few traditional groundings credibly available are often unsuitable due to the modern adherent's contemporary moral views, appeals to some so-called original message are counterproductive, and worst of all, inaccurate.
I don't think there's any way to avoid messing with peoples belief systems if we pursue the question of what is and is not permissible, really. We'll inevitably decide that something sacred is not permissible. Our Guy in question could be doing his sacred duty - but we're already flirting with impermissibility in his case. Who is he, what gives him warrant? His god, and that gods deep spiritual wisdom that's been meditated on at length.
I don't think there's any way to avoid messing with peoples belief systems if we pursue the question of what is and is not permissible, really. We'll inevitably decide that something sacred is not permissible. Our Guy in question could be doing his sacred duty - but we're already flirting with impermissibility in his case. Who is he, what gives him warrant? His god, and that gods deep spiritual wisdom that's been meditated on at length.
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!
