<h3>Psalm 14 KJV</h3>
<h3>1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.</h3>
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<p> April 01, 2012</p>
<p>Associated Press | <span>by Tom Breen</span></p>
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<p><strong>FORT BRAGG, N.C. -</strong> For the first time in history, the U.S. military hosted an event expressly for soldiers and others who don't believe in God, with a gathering sort of like a county fair Saturday on the main parade ground at one of the world's largest Army bases.</p>
<p>The Rock Beyond Belief event at Fort Bragg, organized by soldiers here after a 2010 evangelical Christian event at the base, is the most visible sign so far of a growing desire by military personnel with atheist or other secular beliefs to get the same recognition as their religious counterparts.</p>
<p>The purpose was not to make the Army look bad, organizers said, but to show that atheists and other secular believers have a place in institutions like the military.</p>
<p>"I love the military," said Sgt. Justin Griffith, main organizer of the event and the military director of American Atheists. He added, "This is not meant to be a black eye."</p>
<p>Griffith said he and other non-religious soldiers are not permitted to hold atheist meetings at the base and have so far been rebuffed in their efforts to change that. They feel their beliefs marginalize them.</p>
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