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packman

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4. The military has always had a "special" attachment to religion

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 10:32 AM

Oct 2015

which makes sense in that we, as a nation, are asking them to sacrifice - if need be - their lives. A belief system that promises a heavenly end for that sacrifice would have a strong appeal. The Air Force with its recent revelations about evangelizing at its campus revealed how deeply held religion is in that branch.

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