Featured Military to Prosecute GI's for Sharing Faith?

My minds made up, don't confuse me with the facts!

 

Yea he is but that is not the only source posted and I would say that a portion of your quote is in fact inflammatory.

Now the fact is that just because there has been a policy in place does not mean that no one is currently considering a change to that policy. Can anyone prove that is not currently in consideration?

 

How would you prove they are considering changes to a rule that already exists that would according to your "sources", be changed to the rule that already exists? Uh, what?

Hey sometimes it's okay to admit you have some bad information. Far less embarrassing then the hoops you're attempting to jump through right now

 

So now tell me which of these did not happen. I suppose General Boykin is anti-American and Anti-Military per Ann's quote.

 

Kinda related but maybe not, these rules apply to service members while on duty for sure, but how much while on their own time, off duty?

 

Out of uniform, with no perception that they're representing their particular military branch or the government in some kind of "official capacity" -- they're free to worship, evangelize, attend conferences, etc.

At any point, if they use their military status in some way to influence others, they've crossed the line. (finding out someone they're talking to is military and saying "I'm military, too" is *not* an influence; finding out the person they're talking to is a private or a corporal, and saying "I'm a sergeant" *is* influencing, because privates and corporals are conditioned to respond to higher authority. I could never get this across to one of my pastors; he would call me up to pray, and introduce me by rank; and as soon as I had the microphone, I'd remind him there's no rank on the baseball/football field, and especially not in church....)

 

Thank you. Seems like a reasonable rule. Of course reasonable doesn't light up the phone lines and keep the donations flowing now does it!

 

I doubt McCarthy is anti-American or anti- Military

 

Cutting To The Chase...!

Let's try to get a bit PRECISE here....I've been watching all the "back and forth" here but the BIG questions are as follows:

1)- How does the DoD PRESENTLY define "proselytization" or more precisely "proselytizING"? Is Christian WITNESSING or "soul-winning" a part of their definition?

2)- Do any current rules and regulations apply to any active OR reserve service member (any branch) either IN or OUT of uniform?

3)- Is the DoD and the Obama administration ACTUALLY listening too and considering ACTUALLY implementing the "advise" of this ungodly extremist, Mikey Weinstein and those of his atheist organization?

These questions are personal to me as I have a son and daughter-in-law who are currently in the Army and ANG. I'm beginning to wish they weren't. They both need the Lord and now the darkness is descending even further.

As far as I'm concerned, this is a form of persecution that will ultimately result in the "gutting" of any form of moral direction within our once great military and cause a general weakening of it as people of faith not only get OUT of the military...but also refuse to go in it in the first place. I know from talking to some military friends of mine that there is already a trend in progress by many who are not planning to re-enlist just because of the change in the policies regarding homosexuals in the service. Now this....I guess they don't want any influences in the military that would offend all the happy people...or try to tell them that they aren't really so happy. Very sad!

Bro.Greg:saint:

 

Perhaps Christians shouldn't be in the military?

 

Ann posted a quote on this issue from a chaplain she personally knows:

A part of it was "This is a story being blown out of proportion by those with an anti-America and anti-military agenda."


That is what I was referencing. And let me make clear that I do not believe Ann believes that she was just posting a quote from someone who she thought has some credibility on this issue. I do not see that comment reflecting on her.

 

So the question is why would they meet, recently, with a militant atheist on this issue, who is calling for more court martials for "evangelizing".

 

It is not that black and white. The military had a meeting with these militants on this issue. If it was not a consideration why would they meet with them?

I believe this story being out in the public about this meeting is a good thing. It has caused the military to make a public clarification on this issue and now they will find it difficult to act in a manner that is over the top because now they will have to be accountable to their statements.

unlike the chaplain that Ann quoted who said that anyone who has questions about this meeting is anti-American and anti-military. Yea..he doesn't have an agenda.

 

Another question to be asked here is where is there ever any over zealous proselytizing going on that this should even be an issue?