From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 09:26:24 MST
Spike Jones wrote:
>
> > Thus spake Spike Jones <spike66@attglobal.net>:
> > |
> > |One example you bring up, Samantha is the presence of American
> > |troops in Saudi Arabia causing Muslim hatred towards us, since
> > |Mohammed said on his deathbed to never allow the infidel there.
> >
> > KPJ wrote: Cannot U.S. muster enough Moslem (non-"infidel") troops?
> > "Are you Moslem? Become a member of U.S. forces and see Saudi-Arabia!"
>
> Cool, good lateral thinking KPJ! Actually I think we already
> have a number of Muslims in US uniform. I heard in WW2,
> they would ask every soldier his faith. The only choices were
> Catholic, Protestant or Jewish. If one said atheist he was told:
> Son there aint no atheists in foxholes, now pick one.
>
> Dont know if that story is true, but I did hear they now have
> other categories, presumably Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
> Anyone know? Mike, did they ask?
You can fill it out, but it's not required. This is something to think
about though. Lets say that there is established a Church of Extropy, or
Church of Cryology, where the last rites ceremony involves
cryopreservation. If this were to become an official religion, which an
enlistee could check off on the form, so it will wind up on his dogtags,
then the military would be required to pay for your cryopreservation
upon your death (and you can name Alcor as the beneficiary of your
$40,000 life insurance policy that you can get set up too).
>
> Regarding the notion of ridding the Muslim holy land of all
> infidels, however, I would urge those who desire such a
> thing to immediately build a high wall around the entire
> region they consider sacred, like the Vatican and
> the Chinese Forbidden City. Then if any infidel owns
> property in that area, she would need to be bought out
> at fair market value. Part of the reason the US has
> troops in Saudi is to protect American property there. We
> have a lot of it, legitimately purchased.
Actually, infidels cannot own land there. All land is either owned by a
local partner or leased.
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