Chaplains

Ravana, Al-Awlaki And The Hijacking Of Religion

Vineet Chander | Posted 12.07.2011

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We need not look far to find the Ravanas of our time... They are us -- at our weakest, basest, and grossest; people of faith, in our darkest moments of hypocrisy.

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Small Ceremonies

Brigid Brett | Posted 10.12.2011

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When Dave Walker talks about the time he spent at Ground Zero in 2001, he has to pause from time to time -- to clear his throat, try and stop a coughing attack or allow his escalating heartbeat to quiet down a little.

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Prison Chaplains A Common Victim Of State Budget Cuts

Posted 10.08.2011

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By Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks c. 2011 Religion News Service RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) In the two months since North Carolina's legislature laid o...

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Remembrance and Thankfulness: A Memorial Day Prayer

D. A. Graham | Posted 07.29.2011

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Memorial Day has special significance for all of us, and it has significant meaning for me as a former military chaplain serving in the United States Navy with sailors and Marines.

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Should Taxpayers Support Religion In The Military?

Rick Hamlin | Posted 07.17.2011

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An atheist chaplain? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? And come to think of it, what does a military chaplain do anyway?

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Pentagon: DADT Repeal Won't Change Anything For Military Chaplains

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- The pending repeal of the U.S. military's ban on openly gay members will not change policies r...

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Chaplains Try A New Path On Post-Traumatic Stress

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A Colorado theology school is teaching Air Force chaplains to consider the religious beliefs of servicemen and women to better help the...

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Faith Communities Can Fill The Void For Returning Veterans

Posted 05.25.2011

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By G. Jeffrey MacDonald 2011 Religion News Service Some 2 million Americans have served overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Now, thousands a...

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Evangelical Christianity Disproportionately Represented By Military Chaplains

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Tim Townsend St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS -- A military chaplains serves as both a religious leader and a listener -- ideally one who can ass...

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In Place of Mental Health Care, Are Some Troops Being Evangelized?

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's be careful not to let instances of Christian evangelism in the ranks distract us from a healthy exercise of spirituality and religious feeling. Let's applaud our military chaplains even as we recognize that they too have limitations.

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Religion in the War Zone

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I popped in a DVD of Chaplains Under Fire, a new documentary about military chaplains by independent filmmakers Terry Nickelson and Lee Lawrence, I was expecting the worst. I'm happy to say I was wrong.

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'Don't Ask Don't Tell' and Military Chaplains

Chaplain Charles D. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Forty-one retired chaplains recently wrote the president and Secretary of Defense imploring them not to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" statute. We find their core argument astonishing.

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In the Spirit of the Season

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Troubled by the bitter ironies and profound contradictions military chaplains embody, I took a long walk. The inescapable facts are that the military...

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