Christian Creed Banned for British Soldiers

This news got Free Republic’s readers up in arms. Commenter #8 was so upset that he insulted the chaplain who made the decision and even the chaplain’s mother, and implied that the chaplain prefers to have sex with other men.

The Daily Mail article offers no evidence on the chaplain’s orientation. So we’ll assume that commenter #7 believes that tagging someone as homosexual constitutes an insult. Perhaps, in his warped world, that’s even true.

Leaving aside the hatred commenter #7 vomits forth in the name of Christianity, I’m curious about how a professing Christian can join the military in the first place, let alone to recite the creed with a straight face once he or she is in.

In Matthew 5:39-45, Jesus is quite clear: “I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.”

So what’s up, Christians? How can you pretend to follow Christ with a gun in your hand? Do you guys not read your own Bible? Or do you just not want to be sons of your Father in heaven?