The military doesn't want people that don't believe in God killing people. (Perhaps atheists are not as good at it?)
But it seems that this is religious discrimination in general (if the information in the video is accurate). I'm sure Muslims wouldn't feel very comfortable being subjected to such 'spiritual' tests either.
When it comes to spiritual beliefs and beliefs about the meaning of life, atheists are not left in the dark. Atheists can have both. Spiritual beliefs and meaning of life are areas that many atheists believe they are exempt from--even an atheist should possess beliefs on these things. To claim that an atheist cannot have a meaning/purpose of life is to imply that such things can only be had if God exists (which is bogus). For example, many atheists believe the meaning of life is to pursue happiness (I tend to agree with this).
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