Atheists Demand Court Martial for Sharing Faith

[Joshua Farrell]

Orlando, FL –The so-called “Military Religious Freedom Foundation" has called for the court martial of Maj. Gen. Craig Olson for speaking at a National Day of Prayer event, calling the personal testimony and prayer “brazenly illicit and wholly unconstitutional, fundamentalist Christian proselytizing.” Liberty Counsel whole-heartedly disagrees and has offered the major general pro bono representation.

"Military prayer and the invocation of the blessings of Almighty God pre-date the founding of the Republic, remain constitutional, and are core parts of service members' liberties,” said Richard Mast, Litigation Attorney with Liberty Counsel.

A call to prayer and discussion of a personal faith testimony in uniform is in keeping with America’s history, such as the calls for corporate prayer set forth by George Washington in his 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation and President Obama's 2014 National Day of Prayer Proclamation.

http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14100&PRID=1554

What do you think of this? Do you think that the group had the right to demand that a person in the military be disciplined for doing what has been done for such a long time in the history of the U.S. Military?

 

[Geoffrey]

It's nitpicking and unnecessary. First, I don't think the group should be able to demand (successfully) that anyone be taken to court in the military or in a civilian court. The justice system should make that decision on its own. Secondly, our military should have better things to do than fight internally about whether or not it is okay to have an invocation/prayer. I would like to see our armed forces united and not divided over petty non-issues.

 

[Thomasss]

*rolls eyes*

Why doesn't this surprise me? It's like they are purposely doing this just for the attention.

 

[nid]

Religious madness never surprises me at all. though its amazing this religious waste has not even spared the armed forces.

 

[MrDawn]

It's nitpicking and unnecessary. First, I don't think the group should be able to demand (successfully) that anyone be taken to court in the military or in a civilian court. The justice system should make that decision on its own. Secondly, our military should have better things to do than fight internally about whether or not it is okay to have an invocation/prayer. I would like to see our armed forces united and not divided over petty non-issues.

I agree with Geoffrey's opinion. I also don't think it should matter what someone believes.