Army Trainees: We Were Told To Attend ‘Spiritual Fitness’ BBQ For Christ

[Windparadox]

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"A Saturday barbecue encouraging Christian “spiritual fitness” has put leaders at Fort Gordon, Georgia, in the sights of an activist group.Army advanced individual training (AIT) students at Fort Gordon say “they were marched from their barracks to a base chapel” on Oct. 14 “for a mandatory Christian proselytizing event” Army Times reports.

As many as 500 soldiers attended the three-and-a-half hour weekend event, but complaints quickly surfaced after more than 40 soldiers and civilians at Fort Gordon reportedly contacted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s president and founder, Mikey Weinstein, according to Army Times.

In an open letter to the base commander, Maj. Gen. John Morrison Jr., published the evening of the event, Weinstein wrote that the soldiers who contacted him said they were pressured to attend the Saturday religious event. Christian rock music was played, while “enthusiastic” Army chaplains prayed over the attendees and invited soldiers to accept Jesus Christ, according to Weinstein".- Source​

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The religious right has been trying proselytize members of the US military for decades now. I'm glad to see them now fighting back.
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[fncceo]

pressured to attend the Saturday religious event.

I've been pressured to attend Saturday religious events ever since I can remember.

 

[BlackFlag]

Religious events are stupid, unless it's a potluck

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Does this mean the military will no longer be pressured to accept the gay and transsexual religion either?

 

[Windparadox]

Does this mean the military will no longer be pressured to accept the gay and transsexual religion either?

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Off topic.

 

[Lewdog]

I'll say this... at boot camp at Parris Island, on Sunday you could either go to the religious assembly of your choice, or sit in the barracks in absolute silence doing nothing. Needless to say almost everyone went to some religious group of another. After going to the Catholic mass the first weekend that was absolutely HUGE, then sitting in the barracks once, me and some friends decided to go to the much more intimate Lutheran one.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

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"A Saturday barbecue encouraging Christian “spiritual fitness” has put leaders at Fort Gordon, Georgia, in the sights of an activist group.Army advanced individual training (AIT) students at Fort Gordon say “they were marched from their barracks to a base chapel” on Oct. 14 “for a mandatory Christian proselytizing event” Army Times reports.

As many as 500 soldiers attended the three-and-a-half hour weekend event, but complaints quickly surfaced after more than 40 soldiers and civilians at Fort Gordon reportedly contacted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s president and founder, Mikey Weinstein, according to Army Times.

In an open letter to the base commander, Maj. Gen. John Morrison Jr., published the evening of the event, Weinstein wrote that the soldiers who contacted him said they were pressured to attend the Saturday religious event. Christian rock music was played, while “enthusiastic” Army chaplains prayed over the attendees and invited soldiers to accept Jesus Christ, according to Weinstein".- Source​

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The religious right has been trying proselytize members of the US military for decades now. I'm glad to see them now fighting back.
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Yeah, it happens all of the time!

It was a constant threat during my 12 year Navy career, my son's 8 years in the Army, my son-in-laws' 12 years in the Army and Navy, and my daughter's 6 years in the Army. I tell you it is a widespread problem with chaplains snatching people up left and right, forcing them to go to church! Forcing us to read Bibles against our will! [/sarcasm]

 

[fncceo]

Religious events are stupid, unless it's a potluck

All Jewish events feature food ... so such it xtians!

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Does this mean the military will no longer be pressured to accept the gay and transsexual religion either?

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Off topic.

Forced religion is forced religion.

 

[cnm]

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I don't get the sarchasm. It's almost as though those students weren't compelled to attend.

 

[cnm]

Forced religion is forced religion.

And dumb fuck analogies are dumb fuck analogies.

 

[BlackFlag]

Religious events are stupid, unless it's a potluck

All Jewish events feature food ... so such it xtians!

I've always said they should sell those Jesus cookies at the store. They're good to munch on, like Ritz and Saltines. I think it would sell okay if you avoided the cannibalism aspect of it.

 

[Windparadox]

Forced religion is forced religion.

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Comparing apples and oranges. Non sequitur.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Lol

Believing in something without any evidence is wasting ones time.

How fucking stupid. This is unconstitutional.

 

[Nosmo King]

We're activities scheduled by the camp Temple? Or the Universalist Unitarians? Or the Muslims?

A mandatory Dundamentalist Christian gathering alone is just the wrong thing to do.

 

[ScienceRocks]

We're activities scheduled by the camp Temple? Or the Universalist Unitarians? Or the Muslims?

A mandatory Dundamentalist Christian gathering alone is just the wrong thing to do.

Either way it is unconsitutional to force one religion on everyone without the same for all others.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

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I don't get the sarchasm. It's almost as though those students weren't compelled to attend.

Sarchasm - is that a rift in the ground where ridiculous claims go to die?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Lol

Believing in something without any evidence is wasting ones time.

How fucking stupid. This is unconstitutional.

Believing in something without any evidence is called faith. You should try it sometime! It will make you not hate your miserable life as you apparently do.

 

[Moonglow]

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"A Saturday barbecue encouraging Christian “spiritual fitness” has put leaders at Fort Gordon, Georgia, in the sights of an activist group.Army advanced individual training (AIT) students at Fort Gordon say “they were marched from their barracks to a base chapel” on Oct. 14 “for a mandatory Christian proselytizing event” Army Times reports.

As many as 500 soldiers attended the three-and-a-half hour weekend event, but complaints quickly surfaced after more than 40 soldiers and civilians at Fort Gordon reportedly contacted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s president and founder, Mikey Weinstein, according to Army Times.

In an open letter to the base commander, Maj. Gen. John Morrison Jr., published the evening of the event, Weinstein wrote that the soldiers who contacted him said they were pressured to attend the Saturday religious event. Christian rock music was played, while “enthusiastic” Army chaplains prayed over the attendees and invited soldiers to accept Jesus Christ, according to Weinstein".- Source​

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The religious right has been trying proselytize members of the US military for decades now. I'm glad to see them now fighting back.
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"Get on your knees, get off your knees" was repeated as needed by the sgt. to the trainees...

 

[Moonglow]

Lol

Believing in something without any evidence is wasting ones time.

How fucking stupid. This is unconstitutional.

Believing in something without any evidence is called faith. You should try it sometime! It will make you not hate your miserable life as you apparently do.

You love your miserable life?