It seems to me that it would be very foolish to force a person to be a combatant soldier. Would anyone really want to fight side by side with someone who was convicted that it was wrong to kill? If the Marines really wanted to make use of him they would accept his offer to sweep for bombs. They just don’t like someone refusing to do what they want. They just want to make him an example.
I support his decision and applaud him holding to his conviction. It takes REAL courage to stand for ones convictions against threat and prison time. A wimp would give in to peer pressure. A military built on forcing their soldiers to kill is a weak army and will fail.
Read how God chose soldiers in the Bible. He made allowance for anyone that wasn’t whole heartedly convicted of the job. Gideon at God’s direction, chose a small few that had a willing heart.
How far did Sadam Husain get with forcing his soldiers to fight? I pity an army based on force.
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It seems to me that it would be very foolish to force a person to be a combatant soldier. Would anyone really want to fight side by side with someone who was convicted that it was wrong to kill? If the Marines really wanted to make use of him they would accept his offer to sweep for bombs. They just don’t like someone refusing to do what they want. They just want to make him an example.
I support his decision and applaud him holding to his conviction. It takes REAL courage to stand for ones convictions against threat and prison time. A wimp would give in to peer pressure. A military built on forcing their soldiers to kill is a weak army and will fail.
Read how God chose soldiers in the Bible. He made allowance for anyone that wasn’t whole heartedly convicted of the job. Gideon at God’s direction, chose a small few that had a willing heart.
How far did Sadam Husain get with forcing his soldiers to fight? I pity an army based on force.
t