The Myth of Militant Secularism

[Gandalf]

Hasn't the entire concept of Jesus been sucked up and used by the church? It just seems to me that power interests have brewed up a whole myth of persona which in all likely hood bears little connection with his actual life. It's almost like they had to make his life a CGI infused blockbuster rather than just accept him as a moral man who urged people to act morally towards one another. Concepts like immaculate conception, miracles and this purer than thou charade just seem so over the top and it's astonishing how so many people have been taken in by it all. I don't understand it really, but I have nothing against Jesus himself who was probably a very nice man. It's the whole God and concentrations of power thing that I take issue with. Such a blatant manipulation of a dead man who couldn't defend his reputation. Very cynical IMO.

[VictorCharlie]

Aww come one Beanz you know I couldn't pass up a chance to bust your balls a bit. Army Chaplains serve more as a counselor role. They lead their respective religion's ceremonies and provide someone to talk to. Unless you go looking to interact with a chaplain you rarely see one. The military supports all of its member's needs to include spiritual ones, hence the numerous different military religious leaders. I think the US is slowly moving away from religious overtones in politics but there is still a large portion of the electorate that base much of their voting habits on the candidates faith. A lot of it is distraction so the candidate doesn't have to talk specifics on the real problems our nation faces. Whether you agree with some of Bilbo's posts or not there is a portion of America that feel their faith is constantly under attack. It is an easy political point to get by playing on these fears. This is another reason I like Ron Paul so much. He is a devout Christian but usually only brings it up when asked about it. My faith is a private matter that I rarely discuss in public. I wish more of my fellow American did the same.