Comments on: Foxholes http://www.iamanatheist.com/blog/2010/12/04/foxholes/ Discussions of religion and ethics from an atheist perspective Mon, 06 May 2013 16:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: caveman73 http://www.iamanatheist.com/blog/2010/12/04/foxholes/comment-page-1/#comment-2127 caveman73 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:58:15 +0000 http://www.iamanatheist.com/blog/?p=1825#comment-2127 I am an Atheist first off and I am an Active Duty Navy man (US. 17 years). I have been to Iraq (2007) and was not in a foxhole per say but I was in a bunker more times than I can count (mortar and rocket attacks). Never once did I call out to God, pray for help or to be saved.

I was also in a helo crash in 2008 (Northern Laos) on a JPAC mission (Recovery mission for remains of MIA/ POW’s) and I again did not call out to jesus or god. I swore a lot and felt lucky to be alive but not prayer or god for me.

I think this guy was just using an old BS line that some chaplin used (and that is debatable) in the Bataan Death March in World War 2, Philippines.

ET1(SW) Youngstrom, Eric
USS Green Bay LPD-20
youngsem@lpd20.navy.mil

]]> By: Jen http://www.iamanatheist.com/blog/2010/12/04/foxholes/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 Jen Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:22:59 +0000 http://www.iamanatheist.com/blog/?p=1825#comment-2107 No atheists in foxholes, eh? Well, I’m living proof that that one isn’t true — I spent 3 tours in Afghanistan, in foxholes, bunkers, airplanes, being shot at, shooting, whatever. And I never turned to ‘god’ or anything else.

I don’t believe in god, and that doesn’t change just because shit gets real. I can deal with my own life, thanks. =)

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