2017 Memorial Day Post courtesy of United Coalition of Reason No Atheists in Foxholes? Look Again! Last Sunday (Memorial Day), I attended as the Head of the Humanist Chaplaincy in the Netherlands – a guest at the American Cemetery in … Continue reading
There is significant angst in the military community about ‘loss of faith’. Loss of faith is listed explicitly as a moral injury and contributor to general and even traumatic stress. The wording ‘loss of faith’ is framed, purposely or not, … Continue reading
“Our Silent Vigil” by Jeffrey Yelverton of Fort Jackson If you are in the military you are no stranger to Benedictions. As an agnostic, it was a bit of a change and a culture shock. Coming from the liberal midwest (Minneapolis), religion … Continue reading
Army Staff Sergeant Scott Williams is an unabashed atheist who makes no apologies for his disbelief. After PCSing to Fort Campbell, he found a home in the Fort Campbell satellite chapter of the Military Atheists and Secular Humanists (MASH), a … Continue reading
Editors note: Humanist Services are regularly over 1000 every weekend at Air Force Basic Training. This is an unpublished article written last June. As growth continues, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the excitement when numbers … Continue reading