The enemy within: evangelical fundamentalism in US armed forces

Ducimus · 11-21-07, 09:06 PM

Theres a never ending vicious cycle thats been at work for some time. You push a group of people, they push back harder. If atheists or christians stopped shoving at each other (im ambivilant to both), and realized that their rights end, where the other persons nose begins (both literally and figuratively), then maybe that subject will finally go the way of the dodo bird. Until such time, it will be a never ending social tug of war, with no end in sight.

As an aside, people, and their views, are products of their enviorment in which they've lived. Not everyone experiences the bad things that are derived from sterotypes, others do. The trick remains to keep the bad experiences in perspective and not paint with a wide brush, but always the bad experiences remain, and they're never forgotton, so it often becomes very hard. (theres a story behind that, but its much too personal)

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BTW , RR, please dont take offense at my views on this subject. My personality is often just frank bluntless, mixed with a heavy seasoning of sarchasm, with a "hell bent for leather" attitude, for want of a better term. I think im hardwired that way. Imagine my surpise when i met some long lost relatives from one of my genetic parients and found ALL OF EM are just like that. Good christ!

11-21-07, 09:06 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Theres a never ending vicious cycle thats been at work for some time. You push a group of people, they push back harder. If atheists or christians stopped shoving at each other (im ambivilant to both), and realized that their rights end, where the other persons nose begins (both literally and figuratively), then maybe that subject will finally go the way of the dodo bird. Until such time, it will be a never ending social tug of war, with no end in sight. As an aside, people, and their views, are products of their enviorment in which they've lived. Not everyone experiences the bad things that are derived from sterotypes, others do. The trick remains to keep the bad experiences in perspective and not paint with a wide brush, but always the bad experiences remain, and they're never forgotton, so it often becomes very hard. (theres a story behind that, but its much too personal) edit: BTW , RR, please dont take offense at my views on this subject. My personality is often just frank bluntless, mixed with a heavy seasoning of sarchasm, with a "hell bent for leather" attitude, for want of a better term. I think im hardwired that way. Imagine my surpise when i met some long lost relatives from one of my genetic parients and found ALL OF EM are just like that. Good christ!