2008-07-08 The U.S. Christian military

2008-07-08 \Religious control of the US military\atheism\CNN/stories\Jeremy Hall\religious deconversion http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/08/the-us-christian-military/ The U.S. Christian military? &ldquo;Hall grew up reading the Bible every night and saying grace at dinner. Then, after his first tour of duty, he met some friends who were atheist and decided to read the Bible again. He read the whole Bible, and had so many unanswered questions, he says, he decided to embrace atheism. .. In the army, he says, that cost him dearly. .. Hall says he was denied a promotion because of his beliefs, and felt his life was in jeopardy. He says the army assigned him a full-time bodyguard because of threats. .. At Thanksgiving, Hall refused to pray with his table and says an officer told him to go sit somewhere else. .. Also, after he was nearly killed when his humvee was attacked, he says a fellow soldier asked him, "do you believe in Jesus now?"&rdquo; Commentary: Pharyngula   