re: #128 Cato the Elder
I retract my earlier statement and maintain the opposite. This is not only punishment, it is religious harassment.
And I, if I were a Catholic soldier, would not choose to be “entertained” by a group of fundamentalist girl singers, either.
But then there’s also a reason why I’m a “bad Catholic” in some people’s eyes: the entire military-hierarchical “check your brains at the door” lifestyle has never been for me.
A Catholic is supposed to examine his/her conscience and make decisions accordingly; which is why we can be in complete disagreement with our priest (or the Pope on many matters) and still not be wrong.
I wouldn’t choose to go to a fundamentalist concert, either.