Military Chaplains

GOP Launches New Attack On Gay Rights In Military

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.10.2012

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While gay members of the military now enjoy the right to marry openly, the House Armed Services Committee attempted to ensure on Wednesday that they w...

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WATCH: PBS Amplifies HuffPost Probe of Military Atheists

David Tereshchuk | Posted 04.23.2012

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The weekend saw a rare TV report airing complaints that atheists serving in the military claim about official discrimination against them. It was carried in the perhaps unlikely setting of PBS's "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly," often considered to be a media venue for believers.

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Soldiers Hear God's Call While Serving In The Military

Posted 02.07.2012

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By Debra Rubin Religion News Service (RNS) Growing up in Kuwait, Asif Balbale thought he wanted to become a chemical engineer. He never imagined e...

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Bearded Rabbi Wins Federal Lawsuit, Will Join The Army In Miami Friday

The Huffington Post | Janie Campbell | Posted 02.06.2012

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Thanks in part to help from a local organization that assists Jewish military personnel and their families, a bearded Rabbi will finally be sworn into...

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Progressive Religion to the Rescue

Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D. | Posted 01.18.2012

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Could it be that federal support for same-sex marriage will get a running start in the military? Progressive chaplains are in the vanguard of those seeking equal rights for all. Stranger things have happened.

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A Religious Reflection For Independence Day, 2011

Bishop James Magness | Posted 09.03.2011

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Our commitment to religious freedom requires renewal with each successive generation. Never can we take for granted that all of our citizens will understand and appreciate this crucial component of our history.

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Launching The First Hindu Military Chaplaincy

Ravi Chaudhary | Posted 08.06.2011

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It is a great day for America: The Department of Defense has recently established the first Hindu Military Chaplain program in American history.

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The Jewish Chaplains Memorial

Jerry Silverman | Posted 07.29.2011

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After the many hurdles we have cleared together, there is only one more to go before visitors to Arlington will be able to pay their respects to our fallen Jewish chaplains alongside chaplains of other faiths.

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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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Military Family Appreciation Week: Serving Those Who Stand And Wait

Rev. Dr. Wollom A. Jensen | Posted 06.13.2011

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We would all do well to remember Milton's words as we think of our military families, "They also serve who only stand and wait."

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Chaplains Offered Exit Plan As Gay Training Starts

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The Army has started training chaplains on the repeal of the ban on openly gay military mem...

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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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Denver Theology School's Faith-Based PTSD Treatment Program Taking Root

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 them co...

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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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Air Force Academy Speaker Thinks USMC Means 'United States Marines For Christ'

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, supported by a number of other organizations, has demanded that the Academy choose a more appropriate and inclusive speaker for this event.

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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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Retired Chaplains Come Out Against DADT Repeal, Citing 'Religious Freedom'

AP | TOM BREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dozens of retired military chaplains say that serving both God and the U.S. armed forces will become impossible for chaplains whose faiths consider ho...

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Chaplains Help Soldiers Find Peace

Lamar Vest | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thousands of U.S. Soldiers will spend Christmas morning poised for combat rather than posed for pictures. They will spend the holiday season pursuing the peace the rest of us will take for granted.

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Military Chaplains Voice 'Intense' Views On DADT

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited report on the possible repeal of the military's ban on openly gay members says...

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Christianity In The Military: Are Chaplains Becoming Increasingly Fundamentalist?

Jeff Sharlet | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than two thirds of the military's 2,900 active-duty chaplains today are affiliated with evangelical or Pentecostal denominations. Captain MeLinda Morton thinks even that figure is an underrepresentation.

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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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Faith on the Front Lines

Lamar Vest | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the battlefield, where lives are lost, soldiers are injured, and families ripped apart, there is little question about the relevance of the world's best-selling book, the Bible.

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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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Wash Post On Faith: Faith On The Front Lines

washingtonpost.com | Edward Grinnan | Posted 05.25.2011

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There has been debate lately about chaplains and their proper role, with some critics going so far as to say that the military chaplaincy is a First A...

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