I know that faith and lack of faith has been blamed for a lot of things. But, as my friend Roxy said when I was talking to her about this very excerpt, I don't remember the Bible mentioning that you had to believe things that probably aren't true.Christian faith or lack thereof has nothing to do with this issue. It was a low blow and a very lame blow that this man took when blaming the family's "lack" of Christian faith for not believing what the military told them about their son's death just because the military told them. Last I checked, the military was actually pretty notorious for lying and covering up the things it does wrong. And, grieving parents have every right to question the validity of what they're told about their child's death, especially if it sounds unbelievable to them.
I could see it making some form of sense if he had said, instead, that he blamed their grief over their son's death as the reason their judgment on this was cloudy and why they weren't believing the military. That might make a little sense. Maybe. That isn't a reason to totally brush off their concerns, but it would make more sense than what he actually ended up blaming.
Christian faith, or lack thereof, has absolutely NOTHING to do with this. And the fact that he used it as an excuse says WAY more about him than it ever will say about Pat Tillman's family.
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I agree with you completely.
ReplyDeleteAnd since the army is funded by our government, shouldn't the Lt understand the seperation of Church and State, and stop abusing God to further an all-too-human agenda?
Given the fact that people can lie, and the military has covered things up before by blaming it on "enemy actions," it is not unreasonable for this family to take their words with a grain of salt (or maybe a salt pillar.)
I'm sorry for that family's loss, and hope they get time to heal.