[Felix The Assassin]

Keeping things calm here, I would not agree with your explanation of "Agnostic" SK.
Rather, mildly worded, an "Agnostic":
"An agnostic thinks it impossible to know the truth in matters such as God and the future life with which Christianity and other religions are concerned".

Or in so much as: "An agnostic regards the Bible exactly as enlightened clerics regard it. He does not think that it is divinely inspired; he thinks its early history legendary, and no more exactly true than that in Homer".

And: "Since an agnostic does not believe in God, he cannot think that Jesus was God. Most agnostics admire the life and moral teachings of Jesus as told in the Gospels, but not necessarily more than those of certain other men. Some would place him on a level with Buddha, some with Socrates and some with Abraham Lincoln".

As a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), we must have a little knowledge about everything, and a lot about people, training, and equipment.

My last company sized unit had a very diverse religious congregation. We had to change some things up to accommodate all of my soldiers. I had 50% Christians, 40% Catholics, and the other 10% challenged me. Two "Atheists", Two "Agnostics", Three Mid-Western "Pagans", and One Western "Wiccan"

I could NOT battle buddy the others with the majors, but, the "Wiccan" worked well with the "Pagans", but not with the "A's", the "A's" worked well together, but not with the rest. The rest were receptive to all except the "A's", the "A's" did not do anything unacceptable, ethically, or good vs bad per se.

Truly it was my good fortune to have met these soldiers and to have learned of their beliefs.


Well it saddens me to end this with an edit. My former Western "Wiccan" Has taken the path to "Fiddlers Green".
"Army Sgt. Corey J. Aultz, 31, of Port Orchard, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Jan. 30 at Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Milton A. Gist Jr".

[ 04-06-2007, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: Felix The Assassin ]