Jason Torpy

Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers

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President of the Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers, which advocates for humanists and other "non-theists" in the military; West Point graduate who was deployed in Iraq in 2003 and 2004

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"God and Country" is a familiar phrase in the US military. But what about service members who don't believe in God?

Can You Serve in the Military without Serving God?

"God and Country" is a familiar phrase in the US military. But what about service members who don't believe in God?

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