There are people everywhere in the world who like to be told that none of their miseries is their fault, they deserve the best, free, and as a right. Their miseries are someone else's fault and God has a plan just for them. Try to believe it for a minute and see how relieving it is.
And of course the usual "God's on our side" ploy. One reason the military consistently deny 'atheist in foxholes' is because when there is no god or afterlife one starts to question what they are giving their life for.
Thanks to the increase in outspoken atheists and organizations like FFRF a group has been created. [militaryatheists.org] I don't qualify because I was never in a foxhole lol.
Though the reality is that they're most definitely in the trenches alongside everyone else.
@Druvius lol means a joke. It covers everyone in the military. It was, at first, directed at those in combat but now means every military person.
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And Kool-Aid took the rap though it was the wholly inferior "Flavor-Aid."
One of life's little ironies.