My wife has been through some extraordinarily hard times in her past; lost both parents and her older sister. She found her comfort through a strong relationship with God. i, myself, have been a cynic, but not in the way that condemns or criticizes anyone with strong faith. I simply subscribe to my own desire for scientific proof. However, i readily admit that if the captain tells us we are going down and we should brace for impact, I am just as likely as anyone to kneel down and start praying.
You could probably blame me for the recent hi-jack on this thread based on my post. before this recent dialogue gets out of hand, maybe i can offer this thought. One's love for their God (or lack of belief in a God) and love for this country can coexist in even parallels. One love does not supercede the other. At the same time, one does not have to be a strong believer in God or a specific religion in order to love this country. If Athiests, agnostics, secularists, Christians, Muslims, Jews or any other type of person want to join our military and defend our rights to practice any and all levels of faith, then as long as they point the barrel at the enemy, give them all the ammo, Bibles, torahs, Korans or Playboys they need and let's kick some unified a$$.
(I just violated my comment from earlier, no humor in this post.)
