RE: Atheists in Foxholes
May 25, 2015 at 6:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2015 at 6:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Indeed, from the outside looking in, it doesn't seem that god really spends much time on who wins an engagement. Some folks, though, and more and more civilian folks, seem to think it's important that the rights words are spoken at the outset. I agree, I simply think that those words are "fire for effect"-anyone who speaks those words..in a foxhole, will see magic happen downrange...and feel thanks. When I'm pissing myself, and the whole world is falling on my head, scrambling for salvation on the battlefield...I'm scrambling in my webs, for another bando of 5.56, not appealing to any interested ghosts.
I would suggest, that this is -also- what believing soldiers are doing, in that situation. It's just so damned insulting, at it's very core, and I rarely feel insulted for the believers of the wold- so that's something. The people who say that shit imagine themselves sniveling in the dirt, all hope lost, will broken, and conclude that anyone, no, no..everyone, would do...what they would do.....which is pretty god-damned shameful in context.
[email protected] Chairforce! You know I don't recall what I had put on my tags (had a few buddies with wiccan, one just said pagan), but I bet I was more concerned with whether or not they got my blood type right, lol, fucking typos can cost your life...!
I would suggest, that this is -also- what believing soldiers are doing, in that situation. It's just so damned insulting, at it's very core, and I rarely feel insulted for the believers of the wold- so that's something. The people who say that shit imagine themselves sniveling in the dirt, all hope lost, will broken, and conclude that anyone, no, no..everyone, would do...what they would do.....which is pretty god-damned shameful in context.
[email protected] Chairforce! You know I don't recall what I had put on my tags (had a few buddies with wiccan, one just said pagan), but I bet I was more concerned with whether or not they got my blood type right, lol, fucking typos can cost your life...!
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!
