I’ll be out of commission for a few more days. I just had major surgery. The surgery was painful, and I can barely walk. But, I’m trying to deal with it all with humor. Please forgive me for this post. NSFW
Tag Archive: SGT Griffith
Mar 24 2011
Foxhole Atheist Justin Griffith’s reply to Fort Bragg Commander
***Attention Readers*** The following is my reply to Colonel Sicinski, the Garrison Commander at Fort Bragg. He had commented on this website two weeks ago, and I’ve now received assurance that I would be able to post and respectfully reply to it without fear of repercussions. I maintain the utmost respect for my entire chain …
Jan 18 2011
Spiritually Unfit Soldiers FORCED to see Chaplains, to get “born again”
I just received this chilling letter from a Soldier who recently took the mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker test, shared to me with permission, from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). The name has been withheld out of fear, but I’m assured that this matter is being worked very hard. [note: emphasis mine, and I broke it …
Jan 02 2011
How a non-theist Soldier fails mandatory Spirituality test
Ed Brayton’s popular ScienceBlog: Dispatches From the Culture Wars has been very nice to Rock Beyond Belief. Ed has posted about what we are trying to do with our festival, and has even graciously agreed to emcee the event. Since I broke the dreadful Soldier Fitness Tracker survey story last week, a lot of attention …
Jan 01 2011
Despite rumors: SGT Griffith does exist. Sorry, fundies!
Last week, I was (somehow) the first person to break the news about the Soldier Fitness Tracker (SFT) survey which implies that atheists like myself are unfit as soldiers, need therapy, and lack a sense of meaning and purpose in our lives.Well the story went viral and the millions of people trying to get to …
Dec 30 2010
RBB hangs out with $10,000 donor, and an openly Atheist politician
Ten days ago (22 Dec 2010), most of the local Rock Beyond Belief crew met up with the Triangle Freethought Society. They were hosting Cecil Bothwell, an atheist whose recent election shook North Carolina’s religious community to the core (he won.) Not only did they play dirty during the campaign, sending out flyers and ‘nastygrams’ …
Dec 25 2010
Foxhole Atheist Gets ‘A’ Tattoo for Christmas
I found a good way to spend some of the money that I would have spent on Christmas presents… Rock Beyond Belief’s upcoming festival at Fort Bragg draws a lot of inspiration from the Out Campaign, launched by Richard Dawkins. Via Out Campaign: The OUT Campaign allows individuals to let others know they are not alone. It can …
Dec 25 2010
Foxhole Atheist volunteers to take 24 hour duty on Christmas
In the U.S. Army, just about every unit has a headquarters of some sort. This headquarters must be manned at all times by at least two or more soldiers (depending on the building / unit). Typically, there is a rotating roster of soldiers that have to pull a 24 hour shift. Including Christmas Day. It …








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