tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415085262525214631.post6655801758617791986..comments2014-07-06T09:57:02.802-07:00Comments on a theis: Humanist/Atheist Military Chaplainsa theishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792023144049709855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415085262525214631.post-25867496730893440192011-12-03T13:19:59.088-08:002011-12-03T13:19:59.088-08:00Can't say I'm a big fan of military either...Can't say I'm a big fan of military either but I also do not consider myself a pacifist.a theishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792023144049709855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415085262525214631.post-2727339730516466592011-11-29T02:47:57.613-08:002011-11-29T02:47:57.613-08:00You make some very good points. In particular, I a...You make some very good points. In particular, I agree that we should not be quick to give what amounts to ammunition to the theistic side. <br /><br />One of the many baseless claims made by the religious is that we are trying to take their happiness away, trying to destroy religion itself directly. I feel that advocating the removal of the Chaplaincy as a breach of the separation between church and state would also feed into this claim. It's a delicate question whether we should be overtly acknowledging that there are some needs of the non-believer that are not being met with the current suite of programs, but the fact remains that they are not. The question that is at the root of both sides is this: Why are the needs of soldiers not being met by their military? By focusing on that aspect of the discussion, I think we can come to a solution that respects both positions and undermines neither. After all, we are talking about benefits to the individual service members, so partisanship is detrimental to the solution.<br /><br />Not to seem pacifistic, but the root of the problem lies in the fact that human beings are having difficulty coming to grips with their role in what they perceive. The solution could be as simple as strenuously avoiding the use of our armed forces at all, thereby relieving the cause of discord in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com