Religious Freedom in the Military: Not for Atheists
By John Milburn - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 19, 2007 9:59:44 EDT
FORT RILEY, Kan. — An Army soldier who unsuccessfully tried to hold a meeting for atheists and other non-Christians is suing Defense Secretary Robert Gates and an Army major, saying his right to religious freedom was violated.
The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court alleges a pattern of practices that discriminate against non-Christians in the military.
According to the filing, Spc. Jeremy Hall received permission to distribute flyers around his base in Iraq for a meeting of atheists and non-Christians. When he tried to convene the meeting, Hall said, Maj. Paul Welborne stepped in, threatening to file military charges against Hall and block his re-enlistment.
The Golden Compass: The Movie
Release is scheduled for December, in plenty of time for the War on shopping Christmas, which of late has formed such an endearing part of our Holiday season here in the States.
The Christianists are going to hate this one, and they're going to go even more batshit than they usually are.
Why? Here's a profile of the author, Philip Pullman:



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