This story is disgusting enough as an example of the American religious right's intolerance and vindictiveness - '(Atheists) don't actually deserve rights', and the scandalous implication that atheist soldiers are cowards, from someone who's doubtless never been within several thousand miles of a front line - but could be thought to be one we in 'tolerant, multicultural' Britain might be able to look at and say 'that kind of thing doesn't happen here'. Except that we now have a government here that is quite willing, seemingly, to ride roughshod over the courts and retrospectively enact legislation which effectively makes atheists second class citizens whose beliefs and opinions count for nothing in the face of the supposed 'Christian majority'. When as little as 2% of the population of a major city like Manchester were found by a survey to meet a reasonable definition of actively practising Christianity, which majority are we talking about?
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
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