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Dawoud
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The sad thing is
that the administration didn't just admit that this guy has said some very inappropriate things and let the issue die. By standing behind him, they truly show the strong religious bias of the current administration.
Personal views are that. But, as a general and senior official, he should not be speaking publicly about such things, even if he believes them.
Our country was founded on the principle religious freedom and tolerance. The Christians and others were persecuted around the world and came to the US for asylum.
Successful countries keep religion out of government and military. The founders of our country knew this and put a lot of work into ensuring this. Unfortunately, some of these protections are slipping away, mostly in the last few years.
The white house cannot (necessarily) prevent generals and staff from saying (or worse yet believing) stupid things, but it can penalize them.
This hints that the truly SCARY thing is that Christian zealots may in fact be running our country and have possibly already started a war in the name of revenge and (thinly veiled) religion. I had once suspected that the Iraq wars were over oil, but that may not be the whole picture.
I love this country, and I only hope that its course (and leadership) will change before things get any worse.
Something to think about:
If Christianity were in fact the only true religion, then god would have to be evil, since the majority of humans in history would be condemned to hell.
that the administration didn't just admit that this guy has said some very inappropriate things and let the issue die. By standing behind him, they truly show the strong religious bias of the current administration.
Personal views are that. But, as a general and senior official, he should not be speaking publicly about such things, even if he believes them.
Our country was founded on the principle religious freedom and tolerance. The Christians and others were persecuted around the world and came to the US for asylum.
Successful countries keep religion out of government and military. The founders of our country knew this and put a lot of work into ensuring this. Unfortunately, some of these protections are slipping away, mostly in the last few years.
The white house cannot (necessarily) prevent generals and staff from saying (or worse yet believing) stupid things, but it can penalize them.
This hints that the truly SCARY thing is that Christian zealots may in fact be running our country and have possibly already started a war in the name of revenge and (thinly veiled) religion. I had once suspected that the Iraq wars were over oil, but that may not be the whole picture.
I love this country, and I only hope that its course (and leadership) will change before things get any worse.
Something to think about:
If Christianity were in fact the only true religion, then god would have to be evil, since the majority of humans in history would be condemned to hell.