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This is nearly ridiculous.Atheist soldier in army being called names and denied promotions due to his beliefs. WTF?

Spc. Jeremy Hall was counseled by his platoon sergeant after being informed that his promotion was blocked.

He says the sergeant explained that Hall would be “unable to put aside his personal convictions and pray with his troops” and would have trouble bonding with them if promoted to a leadership position.

Hall responded that religion is not a requirement of leadership, even though the sergeant wondered how he had rights if atheism wasn’t a religion. Hall said atheism is protected under the Army’s chaplain’s manual.

“It shouldn’t matter if one is Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or atheist,” said Pedro Irigonegaray, an attorney whose firm filed the lawsuit. “In the military, all are equal and to be considered equal.”

Spc. Jeremy Hall filed a formal statement Wednesday with the Army. He says he overheard a conversation between two sergeants in his platoon and one wanted to “bust Hall in the mouth.”

Hall says he faces the animosity because he is an atheist and is suing the Department of Defense. He alleges it permits a culture that pushes fundamentalist Christianity.

“I see a name and rank and United States flag on their shoulder. That’s what I believe everyone else should see,” he said.

Where did democracy go? Or was it all just bull.

Read more here.

P.S. I think i’m Atheist too but a part of me still believes in Christ – what does that make me?