Atheists at Fort Bragg are crying foul at the military chapel congregations hosting Vacation Bible School.<\/p>\n
Because apparently military Christians and their families can’t attend VBS.<\/p>\n
Ironically, the atheists apparently don’t know what VBS actually is<\/em>, claiming the US government is “funding a religious summer camp.”\u00a0 Though understandable for those who don’t share a faith system, its generally advisable to at least figure out what something is <\/em>before mocking it and calling it improper.<\/p>\n In the same vein, they took issue with the Chaplains office advertising VBS through Fort Bragg’s\u00a0Public Affairs and email, despite the fact such a message was entirely consistent with the role of the Chaplaincy.\u00a0 They just didn’t like<\/em> it.\u00a0 The offensive message<\/a>:<\/p>\n Vacation Bible School <\/strong> VBS is available for children who have completed kindergarten through the sixth grade. You may obtain a registration form at any one of the chapels, Watters Center or Religious Support Office.<\/p>\n \u00a0For more information, please contact…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Military atheists continued their willful self-contradiction<\/a> by decrying VBS at Fort Bragg as improper, while simultaneously pulling a “me, too” and demanding atheists get similar support —\u00a0which the Chaplains office is more than willing to provide, just as it was with “Rock Beyond Belief.”<\/a>\u00a0 The current plan is to suggest Camp Quest, an “atheist summer camp,” as the counter-response to the Christian VBS.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, it appears Fort Bragg atheists are already headed down the same path as the RBB controversy.<\/p>\n As already noted, VBS is not comparable to Camp Quest, as the atheists claim.\u00a0 In the easiest example, Camp Quest events are geographically separated from Fort Bragg, so they couldn’t be held in the local facilities.\u00a0 In addition, Camp Quest websites list the cost per child between $300 and $500.\u00a0 By contrast, an entire VBS curriculum <\/em>can easily run less than $20 per child.<\/p>\n
\nVacation Bible School will be held at Gordon Elementary (Linden Oaks), June 16 and 17, from 9 a.m. to noon; Devers Elementary (Ardennes) June 20 to 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n