I grew up abroad as a child, lived on many different continents. So my life preview has been far more extensive than many my elder. I grew up an Army brat, and was also in the military myself, so my knowledge of this issue within the military is not without solid insight. Americans do not understand how many other cultures in the world work, have never REALLY had to be emersed in them. So what you call a conservative, the rest of the world simply calls ” There is no Gray area between right and wrong” on certain matters. Doesn't matter the culture, doesn't matter the skin color or continent you come from. It's that simple. Americans are KING of the “There is no right or wrong”…..or the…”Well, your both right”……

The point here is it is obvious that if Mr. Hall was treated this way it is wrong. It wasn't the religion that treated him this way, it was the people who did it. But yet we find this as being a perfect opportunity to attack the Faith itself, rather than the people that perpetrated it upon him. Explain that to me? Smacks of bait and switch on Mr. Hall's part if he is truly support and behind this law suit. It doesn't jive with what happened to me. Truth is, most people in the military could care less what your religion is, and you don't even have to state what it is if you insist upon it while enlisting.

Americans are always trying to lay blame at someone's feet, it is a sticking point in the International community about us as people. It's quite shameful actually. But it is true none the less, we take no personal responsibility.
Rather than concede there are differences, and suck it up and move out, Mr. Hall has taken this to a whole new level. I do not beleive having a secular military is a good thing if it means those who have a specific belief cannot observe that belief openly. Regardless of how this article paints it as WARRING FOR OUR GOD…..that is so not how it is painted to us that were doing the battling for this country.

A Reader – I don't think this is a “Conservative” or “Liberal” issue. There are plenty of religious beleivers of one sort or another on both sides. this to me is about the good for one outweighing the good for the many. Where do it stop? Not one is willing to touch that question b/c they already know the answer. Some will not stop until there is no ability to worship at all…why? Because they don't beleive, so neither should you. Would that include you? Probably not, you sound like a common sense guy, but you quickly discount those that do hold that level of animosity.

At the end of the day, I may not agree with what you say, but I would die defending your ability to say it.

If that makes me “Conservative” or Not “Independent” enough on this issue, I'm fine with that. I will sleep just fine knowing I stand for something I believe in with all my heart and soul and that I am standing behind my prinicple that I will not impose my beliefs on you, nor shall you impede upon my ability to worship as well. Pretty simple right?

P.S. – I get paid really, really well for my mind incase you were worried about it's soundness.