Airman 1st Class Andrew Howells of Salt Lake City says his commander threatened to kick him out of his unit if he did not remove his sacred religious undergarments. His commander complained that the garments worn by faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints showed through his uniform.
Now, theere needs no ghost come fromm the grave to tell him that a Mormon is required to wear his temple garment at all times. Now, I don't believe in the traditional Mormon undies a whole lot more myself than the CO does, but that's about as relevant to the discussion as the number of nostril hairs on a Bactrian camel. The LDS Church doesn't have to submit its traditions for the approval of every pea-brained gentile with an insignia. Naturally, the Deseret News covered the LDS angle more heavily, but this caught my eye for obvious reasons:
During his seven-month deployment, Howells said he was allowed to attend religious services only twice, and a Catholic airman said he could count on his hand the number of times he was allowed to attend religious services...
When Howells approached Edwards on May 11 about the possibility of attending Sunday services, the commander reportedly told him, "God does not live in a building; you don't need to go to church to worship."
Yes you do, you cretin! Somebody needs to explain to this blockhead that Mass is mandatory for Catholics. Period. Sure, it's not a sin if you're actually unable to attend, but this guy is treating the requirement as though it were trivial, simply because he doesn't believe it's important in his own religion. (His personal religious inclinations aren't mentioned, but it's strongly implied that he's an Evangelical. I'm inclined to doubt it myself, because an Evangelical would appreciate the importance of church attendance, even if the requirement isn't as strongly defined for them.) How does a bozo like this achieve that kind of rank in the Air Force, I'd like to know?
A/T to Dave's Mormon Inquiry.
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