An atheist-themed festival drew hundreds of people to an Army post in North Carolina on Saturday for what was believed to be the first-ever event held on a U.S. military base for service members who do not have religious beliefs.
Organizers said they hoped the “Rock Beyond Belief” event at Fort Bragg would spur equal treatment toward nonbelievers in the armed forces and help lift the stigma for approximately 295,000 active duty personnel who consider themselves atheist, agnostic or without a religious preference.
“…Griffith, 29,…”
Ahhh. This man is displaying the wisdom typical of a ‘rejectionist’ 29-year-old.
In my case, my sense of spirituality began its strengthening growth while I was in the military and in combat when I was 29-years-old.
There have all ways been athiests in the military. On the other hand when you are taking fire it’s kind of hard to say/pray: “I believe in nothing and it doesn’t make any difference if I am killed. There is joy in my extenction!”