Gone too far
This is an interesting and rather disturbing article about prayer, and the military's view of it, from the perspective of an officer under court marshall. Scary stuff if this goes where it logically must down this path.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50821
This of course leads to another issue. I'll be quick about this one. I'm here by banning the use of the word "offended" and all of its variaous derivatives. It's far too overused in this society. Our culture has become a self centric, me first pluralistic tour de force of whiners, complainers, backbiters and ultrasensitive victim mentalities.
posted by Aehric at 6/28/2006 02:34:00 PM
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I'd never make it as a military chaplain. I don't know how people do it. The idea that you can only pray generic, ambiguous prayers and preach generic, ambiguous messages... I can't imagine never being able to follow the leading of the Spirit or give glory to Christ! And, if you lived like that for very long, wouldn't you just become numb to everything that held any spiritual significance? That would be so opressive. I just couldn't live like that--to feel led to minister and have to stifle it, even at the risk of forever losing a soul that you may never have an opportunity to reach again. And to know that, when you stand before God, military protocol won't mean anything at all, but the value of the souls you saw each day will... whoa. To disregard everything that burns within you and feed people a bunch of fluff that you know can do nothing for their eternal soul, all in the name of politically correct protocol... makes you feel pretty sick inside, doesn't it? I'd feel backslidden after two messages, for sure.
I'm sure I'd be courtmarshalled in short order (or else never be able to look at myself in the mirror, let alone pray over the body of a fallen soldier who attended my services).
Friday, June 30, 2006 10:43:00 PM
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