RE: Atheists in Foxholes
May 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2015 at 6:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You check your rifle, you check your sights,check your water, hope that the indirect is dialed in (when you have it), and maybe, just maybe, you wonder whether or not the great god AGM is hovering overhead for epic justice! Failing, that, perhaps one of his lesser angels....
Some nutballs might need the armor of heaven to feel protected, but if I can get all of that - Imma strap on a kevlar cup and shout "Hooah"
As Spooky commented upon...there are all types of folks in foxholes. Imma be honest, I don't recall ever having gotten into a discussion about god while in a position. It's anecdotal, wouldn't take it to mean much, other than the fact that soldiers can, sometimes,, have more pressing things on their minds. I think this "no atheists in foxholes" nonsense, much like the vast majority of today's holiday...is for civilians, not joes. When shit gets rough, we don't drop our weapons and pray to some fucking god to save us.....not even the believers do that......
Some nutballs might need the armor of heaven to feel protected, but if I can get all of that - Imma strap on a kevlar cup and shout "Hooah"
As Spooky commented upon...there are all types of folks in foxholes. Imma be honest, I don't recall ever having gotten into a discussion about god while in a position. It's anecdotal, wouldn't take it to mean much, other than the fact that soldiers can, sometimes,, have more pressing things on their minds. I think this "no atheists in foxholes" nonsense, much like the vast majority of today's holiday...is for civilians, not joes. When shit gets rough, we don't drop our weapons and pray to some fucking god to save us.....not even the believers do that......
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