tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post1722606262062676857..comments2023-09-18T08:44:40.951-05:00Comments on faith in community: War Is HellDiane M. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-60708577498727238232009-11-15T11:42:41.808-06:002009-11-15T11:42:41.808-06:00Thanks for this lovely post. I'm married to a ...Thanks for this lovely post. I'm married to a veteran and have a step-son that serves. <br /><br />I can't answer the question about what happens to faith in wartime, but I can share two things my husband has told me. He was trained as a sniper, and when I once asked him if he ever thought about the people he had shot, his response was, "I never shot people, I shot targets." That's one way to cope.<br /><br />I'm also aware that his sniper training and missions aren't part of his record any longer. Such training makes you eligible for permanent recall. His faith was involved in the shift in his "status."altar egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564052536173244610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-8886084103047857392009-11-12T19:19:25.977-06:002009-11-12T19:19:25.977-06:00I feel so bad for our veterans ... the pain in the...I feel so bad for our veterans ... the pain in their faces and voices when they remember and share just the tip of the iceberg of their experiences is heart breakingRev SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661507940053055640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-77120932192244484392009-11-11T22:25:08.715-06:002009-11-11T22:25:08.715-06:00What becomes of faith during a time of war? The i...What becomes of faith during a time of war? The implications are a bit staggering, I think. <br /><br />A friend of mine with a background of military service recently told me about a field of study (I think it's actually called "Killology") -- wherein the purpose is to study how to best train soldiers to kill people as part of their jobs. And one of the recurrent findings from this field is that it simply isn't in our nature to kill fellow human beings.<br /><br />I find something reassuring in that. Something about basic human decency.<br /><br />Peace to you, Diane. Thanks for this post.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275381128126684009noreply@blogger.com