Comments on: This is the Son of God. These are Men in Uniform. Don’t Confuse the Two

By: David Y.

David Y. — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:35:43 +0000

Great thoughts, Ardis.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:32:34 +0000

Thank you for posting. I’ve gotten that one as well.

By: anita

anita — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:33:13 +0000

amen!

By: Ben Pratt

Ben Pratt — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:19:17 +0000

Nailed it, Ardis.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:25:43 +0000

The link didn’t come through, kevinf. I didn’t know if you intended to link to the Trib story or to the BCC thread — I added the Trib link.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:16:13 +0000

I've been blunt to the point of rudeness with some friends and family members who otherwise traffic in this kind of stuff. As a result, I usually don't see much of it. It helps keep me from getting too riled up. Your response is a wise reminder to avoid hyperbole in all things, be it religious, political, or social. This is right up there with the "...bill that literally sacrifices 50,000 Utah children, who are the victims of identity theft, for the benefit of illegal aliens.” [ps - Feel free to delete the link if you don't want to connect to that particular thread. I'll understand.]

By: CurtA

CurtA — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:08:47 +0000

s a veteran of the Korean War who served there in 1950-51, whose three brothers all served in the military, one in WW2, one in the cold war in Germany and one who was also in Korea,; and one grandson in the 3rd Division at Fort Stewart Ga., and another grandson who will get a B.S. in Ciivl Engineering and 2nd Lt’s bars this spring and be off to Fort Leonard Wood for engineer officer training, I believe today’s soldiers in general do their best to do their duty for duty’s sake and that goes double for LDS soldiers, of which there a large number.

By: Mina

Mina — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:35:56 +0000

Thanks for writing this, Ardis, it’s a great argument to have on hand. To again make a point that has been made by others here, by grossly overstating support for “our side,” such a stance diminishes the humanity of everyone else.

By: David B

David B — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:13:31 +0000

The thing that gets me about these sorts of claims (and i haven’t gotten that particular forward, but i have gotten similar enough ones), is that even if you agreed with their political slant, to accept the claim made you’d have to believe that soldiers of allied nations aren’t also in the line of fire.

The whole thing isn’t even just repugnant and wrong, it’s mindblowingly internally inconsistent.

Such ignorance makes me sad.

By: Debra Young Liening

Debra Young Liening — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:01:19 +0000

I’ve supported Army families thru my hubby’s 2 deployments and now Mom of 2 soldiers, one currently deployed. I don’t think soldiers want to be lionized. Most of them feel they’re just doing the job they signed up for. They do appreciate support from home when they’re away. Even more though, they cherish the support given their families when they are in harm’s way. Life goes on during deployments — family members are subject to the ups and downs of mortality during that time — illness, accidents, crime, even death. We never forget the kindess we receive in such circumstances. Most memorable experiences as an FRG leader? The heartfelt thanks expressed by soldiers for the FRG doing what a good RS sister does — look after families going through tough times.