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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 06:55 AM
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Atheist GI at Fort Riley reports death threat
Atheist GI at Fort Riley reports death threat
By John Hanna - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Sep 9, 2008 5:50:13 EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. — An atheist soldier who’s accusing the military of violating religious freedoms has received a death threat, the leader of a foundation involved in the soldier’s federal lawsuit said Monday.

The Army post in Kansas said it is investigating a message left on Spc. Jeremy Hall’s cell phone.

Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, based in Albuquerque, N.M., have a lawsuit pending in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., with the Defense Department and Secretary Robert Gates among the defendants. Foundation President Mikey Weinstein provided a transcript of the message left for Hall early Saturday.

The message is laced with obscenities and a racial slur commonly directed at African-Americans, though Hall is white. In it, the caller promises to slit Hall’s throat and drink his blood. The caller also promises to sexually assault Hall’s wife and mother.

Hall serves in a military police company at Fort Riley, and Weinstein said it’s “highly probable” the caller was a fellow soldier. Weinstein said he notified Hall’s company commander and battalion commander’s office and wants the caller found — and court-martialed.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/ap_deaththreat_090808/%2e
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2. Mighty "Christian" of the "pro-life" people ...
"I'm going to kill you, you M-F'in atheist!"
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