I wanted to try and expand on the 'are you religious' thread and give a forum for Arrsers who actualy do follow a particular faith and to get a view of how the modern british army and soldiers deal and with issues like days of religious observance, prayer time and specific dietry requirements (every Arrsers favourit, the dreaded Veggie, is it really such a bad thing) has a specific faith ever been a hindrance to army life and career

Commence the wailing and nashing of teeth

Wheres Atheist man ! :P

Looks a little limited.

I am a Bombay Methodist

2/10 Must try harder.

I'm Agnostic, no sign of Jedi either.

What i forgot to add to th opening to this thread is some very wise words from another thread along the lines of the following but not verbatum
'if you want to be in the army you've got to except the army way of things and give up some freedoms you have on civvie street' if this statement is true would that apply to religious faith and observance

I realise that buy opening this can of worms i run the risk of being an oxygen thief and being consinde to the Arrse hole

Can i go back and add Jedi as a choice or is it to late, can you Jedi go into a pub order a round and then with a wave of your hand tell the bar staff that you've paid for the drinks, or would stealing make you a Sith lord?

Are Jedi veggie?

Originally Posted by ta_wannabe_sig

'if you want to be in the army you've got to except the army way of things and give up some freedoms you have on civvie street' if this statement is true would that apply to religious faith and observance

I take it that you are trying to tell us that serving personnel must adhere to some form of religious belief according to some guidelines laid down by the MoD - in which case you are talking from the depths of your bowels.

And what freedoms does one give up on by entering into a contract with the MoD? I am reminded of the fuckwit that once asked me if, as a serving soldier, I was allowed to vote!

On thread - bung me down for atheist.

FFS how can there be a God with all the shite thats going on in this world

Teetering on the edge of a yawning chasm..

How can you be expected to follow a religion who’s scriptures have as much to do with reality as the Beano!

Watching the programmes on Discovery Channel, they have virtually proved that most of that’s prorated in the Bible never actually happened.

Three examples:

The Jewish exodus from Egypt.
The census that forced Joseph and Marry to Bethlehem.
The Three Kings following the star.

Then again when you prove that a god exists there is no requirement for faith so no religion.

Me, I’m an atheist.