Soldier takes Army to court over atheistic beliefs

At CNN.com, a soldier filed a lawsuit against the Army over religious harrassment for being an atheist.

Spc. Jeremy Hall has been called “the atheist guy” by fellow soldiers, and has claimed persecution for his atheist beliefs while serving in both America and Iraq. Hall said:

“I see a name and rank and United States flag on their shoulder. That’s what I believe everyone else should see,” he said.

This is a problem because the troops in Iraq are already thinned out as it is, and we can’t lose another soldier to something as ridiculous as this. Right now, the Army can’t meet its recruiting quota, so they need every soldier they can get, atheist or not.

Every American has the right to practice whatever religion he or she wants, and that includes to practice the lack of a religion, as atheism would classify as. The Army should not allow this kind of behavior to happen from other soldiers. I hope Jeremy wins this case and receives the needed justice he deserves.