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Shockwave: Jeremy Hall threatened with "fragging" in Iraq [LINK-ZUM]

Atheist whistle blower Army Specialist Jeremy Hall has become the target of despicable threats by Dominionist Christians in his own unit. An Army specialist stationed in Iraq said he has been repeatedly threatened by other US soldiers after word spread that he sued the secretary of defense and an Army major this week for allegedly retaliating against the soldier when he convened a meeting of atheists.

[Article continues at link. I hope that Specialist Hall received the full support of the governmnt founded on a secular Constitution which he has sworn to defend. I suggest it is important to not feed the 'good Christian / bad Christian' meme. By specifying these were 'Dominionist Christians,' Shockwave leaves an out for the 'good Christians' who would never do such a thing. Here are my problems with that claim. First, it takes a majority of 'good Christians' to tolerate the Dominionists. If the majority made it clear that the Dominionists were not welcome to keep using the Xtian brand name then they would disappear overnight. The 'good Christians' don't clean house, and I refuse to do their work for them. Second, the Christians threatening Specialist Hall are failing their Christian duty only by not killing him. Romans 13:1 claims the powers that be (Specialist Hall's superior officers, for instance) are ordained by God and to rebel against them is as sinful as rebelling against God. Psalms 14:1 claims atheists are fools and can do no good deed. Leviticus 24:16 claims anyone who blasphemes should be put to death. Matthew 5:18 quotes Jesus Christ claiming that 'the commandments' (the Old Testament) is eternal law. Well, maybe that's a little harsh. Mark 16:16 just claims atheists are damned, and Malachi 2:3 claims that atheists should have dung spread on our faces. So unless Specialist Hall's fellow soldiers are at least damning him and spreading dung on his face, they are slackers in the eyes of the Lord. Don't criticize the 'bad Christians.' Criticize Christianity. - Trevor Blake]

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