Sep 04 2012
Admittedly, this sounds dumb to us in the force. Honestly though, the research being done at Indiana University School of Medicine is pennies-on-the-dollar compared to the ghastly Spiritual Fitness nonsense – the current anti-suicide strategy. INDIANAPOLIS — Could a nasal spray provide a quick antidote to suicidal thoughts among soldiers? An Indiana University School of …
Jul 22 2012
In 2009 a part of the US Army called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) sprang forward to deal with the rising suicide rate. They spent $125 million taxpayer dollars. They wasted it. The BBC released an article saying that the military’s suicide rate has now climbed to roughly one per day. Suicide in the US military has …
Jun 15 2012
The Army Times ran this AP story last night: WASHINGTON — Last summer, gays in the military dared not acknowledge their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups. In the latest remarkable sign of change …
Feb 20 2012
The Pasadena Sun has a great collection of various religious leaders’ thoughts on the mandatory Spiritual Fitness testing and training in the US Military. Rev. Skip Lindeman – United Church of Christ: … Think about it: A guy takes the test and gets all A-grades on spirituality, and then says, “Gimme a gun so I …
Jan 10 2012
Last year I was invited to speak at several national conferences, but could not attend a single one because I was deployed. I gave this speech in Fort Lauderdale Florida last month, at the FLASH / American Atheists regional meetup. It was my first official public speaking engagement. I had to follow a pretty awesome talk …
Oct 15 2011
SGT Dustin Chalker, my friend and fellow foxhole atheist, wrote to me with exact figures from the mandatory Spiritual Fitness remedial training. Keep in mind, when reporters and lawyers are around – Spiritual Fitness is only about ‘team spirit’ and ‘human spirit’. They emphatically declare that it has nothing to do with religion (clearly an …
Oct 12 2011
Sergeant Poe’s Law Firm has been alerted. “Here is undeniable pictorial evidence that the Army is forcing me to learn Wiccan rituals.” Sergeant Poe Here is the link to the Virtual Spiritual Fitness Center… act quickly before the new world order deletes the page. They even control Google Cache! Christians, are you thinking to yourself, …
Oct 08 2011
Jason Torpy, president of MAAF, sent out a request for some visibility on his remake of the Army’s insane Virtual Spiritual Fitness Center. I thought that was a pretty fun idea. I remember telling Jason in late March about the ridiculous website. We both kept finding more and more crazy stuff. Remember, this is brought to you by the same department that …
Oct 03 2011
The Army’s justification for the Soldier Fitness Tracker keeps reading from two scripts that contradict each other. One group claims that “Spiritual Fitness” has nothing to do with religion. Rather, it’s talking about “human spirit” or “team spirit”. Obviously, this backtracking is due in large part to the unconstitutional nature of requiring such a test. …
Sep 29 2011
Quick start a Prayer Circle and ask for big-ass scissors! I knew you could do it! [Army's controversial Spiritual Fitness guys deliver an epic power point slide that simply must be seen]
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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