Posted on 11/23/2015 2:02:08 AM PST by markomalley
A new page in Christian civilization’s prolonged moral suicide note to the world is under consideration in Australia. It is a small symbolic matter, with much weightier matters behind it.
The Australian Army is removing the 102-year-old motto “In this sign conquer” from the hat badges of army chaplains, apparently because it is offensive to Muslims.
The move comes after an imam approved by the Grand Mufti was appointed to join the… Religious Advisory Committee to the Australian armed forces in June.
Oddly enough, none of the other ethnic groups such as Vietnamese (many of whom are Buddhist) serving in the forces have ever complained. Perhaps they are of the opinion that what Christians want to do is their own business. After all, they are not obliged to attend Christian services or seek out Christian Chaplains.
While the motto was adopted by the Australian Army in 1913, it is associated with a vision of the cross said to have come before a battle in 312 A.D. to the Roman Emperor Constantine, the first Emperor to legalize Christianity and to receive baptism himself. It thus predates Islam by several centuries.
A Defence Department spokesman claimed: “The motto of the Australian Army Chaplains is being changed to better reflect the diversity of religion throughout the Australian Army. The new wording on the Australian Army Chaplaincy badge is under consideration and no decision has been made at this time.”
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So just how many Muslims are in the Australian Army?
If they are offended by the trappings of the Australian Army perhaps they should not be in the Australian Army.
Don't have the figures specifically for the Army, but in the Australian Defence Force as a whole (Army, Navy, and Air Force) 102 regulars, 40 reservists.
And as best I can find out none of them want this change. The couple I know are horrified by it - they fear it will create a backlash against them. They are loyal Australians who chose to defend their country and they value their freedom of religion, and don't want to see that of Christian soldiers limited.
They never asked for this Imam to be appointed as an advisor. They would like a Muslim Chaplain, but only one as loyal to Australia as they are.
The cowards are always at the top.
Without this sign, conquered. Try that one.
“”So just how many Muslims are in the Australian Army?””
And just as I thought Australian government officials had more common sense than ours in the U. S., and weren’t going for this PC crap! Who are we going to trust? Didn’t these people know there is a large army called ISIS in the ME they could join and then they wouldn’t have any complaints?
“They never asked for this Imam to be appointed as an advisor. They would like a Muslim Chaplain, but only one as loyal to Australia as they are. “”
That’s reassuring. You don’t hear much of that today. Good for them. Hope they make their views known and a change is made.
Ping!
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