The trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan for the shooting at Fort Hood got back underway, after the judge ruled that he could continue to act as his own attorney, and his back-up legal team was not allowed to quit. So after four years and $5 million in expenses to taxpayers, the trial is finally proceeding again. Hasan has already admitted to the shooting, which killed 13 people and an unborn child and injured 32 more. Since the shooting in 2009, thanks to the government’s refusal to brand him a terrorist or enemy combatant, his victims have been denied purple hearts or combat medical benefits, while Hasan has continued to draw his Army salary from the taxpayers, now totaling just under $300,000. Taxpayers provide him with medical care, legal assistance, and extraordinary security. He’s allowed to pray, read the Koran, eat Halal food and even grow a beard, which is in violation of the military code. But it’s more important to be sensitive to his Musli...m beliefs. Meanwhile, honorable Christian soldiers, sailors and airmen are told to put away their Bibles, and remove any Christian references from their personal Facebook pages. Chaplains are ordered not to pray in the name of Jesus, and even to take down signs that quote President Eisenhower’s saying, “There are no atheists in foxholes.” Because that might be offensive to atheists. It would appear that if some in the military had their way, there would be no Christians or Jews in foxholes, because they’d be systematically drummed out of the military. Look, I think we should accommodate people who adhere to Islam, Hinduism or Judaism, and who serve in the military. The First Amendment is all about the freedom to believe, worship, express, even disagree. But why are Christians in the armed services singled out for discrimination? - Mike Huckabee
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:32:08 +0000