Comments on: Jeremy Hall Withdraws His Lawsuit

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:11:32 +0000

Dog tags will read no rel pref. This is for last rites. Chances are you will still receive some kind of last rights.

By: John

John — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:52:14 +0000

The bottom of his dog tags will say “no rel pref”. That is the only option for non-believers.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:35:47 +0000

I just wonder what religion is listed on his dog tags. The last line of dog tags usually list the soldier’s religion. Are his blank? Do they say atheist? Non-believer? Freethinker?

By: john

john — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:37 +0000

The discrimination against atheists and the Christian extemism is (or was) rampant in the US Air Force, where a megachurch from Colorado Springs was allowed to prosthetelize on campus. Thanks to Mikey Weinstein and his book and lawsuits this problem may be coming under control. The book is “With God On Our Side-One Man’s War Against An Evangelical Coup In America’s Military.” Scary, but well worth the read.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:53:29 +0000

This is so weird. When I was in the Navy I was in Kuwait in 2005/2006. I never ran into this stuff. I was never forced to attend church and was an off the ceiling atheist. No one cared. Even the christians didn’t care. They would ask me why I was an atheist but it was so much more respectful than my civilian experiences. I read about these kids experiences and it just freaks me out. Religion just wasn’t important during my service. The only thing that was important was if you did your job.

By: Brian Westley

Brian Westley — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:07:58 +0000

You have to have “standing,” which he might not have if he leaves the army before the case is decided.

By: justin jm

justin jm — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:42:25 +0000

So you have to be in the army to file a lawsuit against its hierarchy?

By: vjack

vjack — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:32:07 +0000

That is too bad that he withdrew the suit. Still, I really admire his courage in being one of the first to come forward and draw attention to the rampant Christian extremism which has infiltrated the military.