Pat Tillman's family insulted for being atheists by Army

It seems that only atheists are offended by atheists being attacked like this. If a similar statement was said about a Muslim in the military, it would have been a much much bigger issue.

While it seems trivial here, atheists don't believe in 'nothing' (would be impossible). Atheists believe in things, we just accept our ignorance and don't believe a god exists. Some atheists believe there is nothing after death, but this doesn't mean all atheists do. But even if an atheist doesn't believe there is anything after death, this doesn't make them any less of a person. This a major empathy problem, it seems some (more or less) members of the military lack this trait. We always here about some dumb-ass in the military saying or doing something terrible (like rape, torture, and so on). It seems the military needs to work on its empathy skills a little bit, it has killing down pat.

Atheist Officer Resigns From Military

This video was made in 2006 (ancient in YouTube years), but I'm sure discrimination against atheists is still a problem in the military. Being that the military is run by the state, it is really hypocritical to claim that there is a separation between church and state. Atheist or not, a person should not be subject to discrimination based on there beliefs (or lack there of). I tend to find that believers are much more paranoid about the beliefs of others than atheists are. While some atheists get all worked up over trying to convert the world, it seems to be a drop in the bucket when compared to Christians (% wise).