Constitutional Law, Religion

Looking For a Few Good Sheep

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger

The U.S. Army is using the mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker to measure the “spiritual” fitness of soldiers as part of the $125 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Soldiers are required to answer if they pray, if they attend religious services, and if they find comfort in religious beliefs. Non-believers are guaranteed to score poorly.

While homosexuals can serve openly since the repeal of DADT, atheists are spiritually unfit.

For those that don’t measure up, there is a “recommendation” for remedial spirituality training.

Here are the pertinent questions:

The Army enlisted “Psychology of Religion” expert Dr. Kenneth Pargament of Bowling Green State University along with Army Chaplains to develop the spiritual portion of the test. Pargament’s area of research involves drawing on religious beliefs and practices to understand and deal with the stresses of life.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) have sent cease and desist letters to Secretary of the Army, John McHugh and General Casey, the Army’s chief of staff.

If the Army is truly interest in the psychological well being of the troops, how about teaching them reasoning and critical thinking skills? Those skills will help them recognize nonsense.

H/T: Rock Beyond Belief, truthout, FFRF, MRFF.

106 thoughts on “Looking For a Few Good Sheep”

  1. Wayne Frost, thanks for the link, the info on the new realty programs green-lit by the Pentagon are amazing.

  2. Unless I’m reading it wrong, it appears the Taliban fighters would fit out Soldier Fitness Tracker pretty much to the “T”.

    I personally can’t think of any more dangerous a human than one with a rifle in one hand and his or her “instructions from the Lord” in the other.

  7. Probably best to just ignore westboroman. He crawled out of the woodwork because of this story & will return to his shit heap once he gets tired of annoying decent people. Most likely to get bored faster if we don’t feed his twisted, stunted, ignorant, pathetic bastardization of religion.

    I think he better hope that the cosmic muffin he prays to does not really exist or eternity will be hell for him.

  9. And raff?

    Westboro’s inappropriate behavior knows no bounds . . .

    Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Funerals Of Arizona Shooting Victims

    From the article:

    In a flier posted on its web site, the controversial church writes, “THANK GOD FOR THE SHOOTER — 6 DEAD!” The message continues:

    “God appointed this rod for your sins! God sent the shooter! This hateful nation unleashed violent veterans on the servants of God at WBC–hoping to silence our kind warning to obey God and flee the wrath to come.”

    The flier claims that the shooting of both a House member and a federal judge — the latter of whom was killed — is god’s punishment for judicial and Congressional action against the WBC. “God sent the shooter to shoot you! And He’s sitting in Heaven laughing at you!” the announcement reads.

    In graphic language, it continues:

    “Your federal judge is dead and your (fag-promoting, baby-killing, proud-sinner) Congresswoman fights for her life. God is avenging Himself on this rebellious house! WBC prays for your destruction–more shooters, more dead carcasses piling up, young, old, leader and commoner–all. Your doom is upon you!”

    In December, Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards. The group is known to display signs that say ‘God Hates Fags’ and ‘Thank God For Dead Soldiers.'”

    Crazy is as crazy does.

  10. Elaine,
    that is one nasty Granny! I have to admit I have never heard the term “toddles” before this!
    Buddha,
    Thanks!

  11. eniobob
    1, January 9, 2011 at 1:06 pm
    Seem to be missing input from anon nurse.

    ==================================================

    I suspect she’s working or recovering from working

  12. raff,

    Yes. Westboro “Church” are the same clowns who protest at Marine funerals.

  13. rafflaw,

    Second installment of Granny’s Got a Gun:

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE_h66Z-G5U&fs=1&hl=en_US]

  14. rafflaw,

    Here’s the first installment of Granny’s Got a Gun!

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdDj0Syzrn8&fs=1&hl=en_US]

  16. WestboroClown,

    Chosen ones? What’s the matter? Not breast fed as a child so you feel the need to be “special”? You lot of literalistic Fundies are special alright. Special Ed. The world is what we make of it and you twits make it a hateful and narrow minded cesspool of bigoted jackasses who operate based on attacking what they hate rather than promoting what they love. Jesus taught love and tolerance, whereas you nitwits preach hate and intolerance.

    Eh . . . I’m not the one you should be praying for there, sport.

    As I said, see you in Hell.

  17. A little “high-caliber” humor from the Simpsons:

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIpLd0WQKCY&fs=1&hl=en_US]

  18. We will add you to our Prayer list. It is essential that your Soul be saved. You don’t want the same thing to happen to you that happened to Lot? It is shameful, he knew better. What about Sodom. It is fortunate that God saw fit to relieve these folks of the suffering that they endured.

    We are not like Taliban. Yes, some of us used to have beards. It is unnatural to have a beard and long hair. Women shall cleave to there husbands as he is head of the household. It is written in the Bible, so it must be so. Thank you for your attention.

  20. Swarthmore mom,
    No problem. This character is blinded by a convoluted belief in Chritianity that preaches nothing that Jesus preached.

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