Posted on 05/20/2020 8:35:01 AM PDT by Maudeen
Asking a chaplain to do his job without his faith is like asking an Army sergeant to go to war without a weapon. But thanks to a handful of atheist activists, that's exactly what the military's asking.
During the coronavirus crisis, chaplains everywhere have been working overtime -- including, it turns out, the U.S. Army's. From South Korea to Alabama, these spiritual leaders have been leading prayer efforts, outside church services, and generally doing their best to inspire hope.
When the men and women at Camp Humphreys struggled to make sense of the tragedy, U.S. Army Colonel Moon Kim sent an email to fellow chaplains explaining that John Piper's Coronavirus and Christ gave him some insight to the pandemic and his calling. He hoped it might do the same for them.
He never endorsed the book -- he just said simply, "Hopefully, this small booklet will help you and your soldiers, their families, and others who you serve." Innocent enough, right?
Wrong, argued the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). Together with 22 other chaplains, MRFF president Mikey Weinstein demanded that Col. Kim be court martialed for daring to send "unsolicited" copies to "subordinate chaplains," promoting a -- gasp! -- biblical message.
But MRFF wasn't done yet. They also demanded the Army punish Lt. Colonel David McGraw, a chaplain at the U.S. Army Garrison in Stuttgart, Germany, for preaching Sunday sermons on the balcony of his apartment during the virus lockdown. "After the complaint," Fox News reports, "the services stopped."
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Sort of reminds me of the old Woody Allen joke — He got a job at a NY bank. They wanted him to sit in the bank and “look Jewish”. But the bank eventually fired him because he took off too many Jewish holidays.
A chaplain behaves like a chaplain and they court martial him because they don’t want that?
Mickey Weinstein needs a throat punch.
I have not read this book yet myself but have heard good things about it——
Conquering Coronavirus: How Faith Can Put Your Fears to Rest by Teresa Tomeo
She is a Catholic radio host and supports Pro-Life causes. She got to work so quickly on strategies and faith centered solutions. Much more industrious than I feel lately at home.
This is not proper America.
America had pastors that took off their robes and had their military uniforms on underneath.
Why does the U.S. military even listen to Mikey Weinstein the angry atheist?
Is it because he is always photographed with his fists raised?
Bear spray him & then run him over with a truck.
So the panel will be made up entirely of Generals.Not sure if that bodes well from the Chaplain or not.
He needs a Colombian necktie !
Terrible headline. The chaplain is not facing a court martial. The Army is under no compunction to pay any attention to this groups “demands.”
Besides, no chain of command in the world is going to court martial a chaplain for chaplaining.
The situation has gotten so out of hand that 19 members of Congress, led by Air Force Reserve chaplain Doug Collins, (R-Ga.) fired off a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, despairing about "multiple, unfounded complaints..." and MRFF "preying on military chaplains." Joined by Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and others, they demanded that the DOD "follow federal law in protecting chaplains' religious liberties and ensure that the ongoing pandemic is not exploited by nefarious organizations bent on removing faith from the U.S. military."
"There was a time when confusion reigned supreme when it came to religious freedom within the armed forces. That time has passed. In 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13798-Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty. Shortly thereafter, the United States Attorney General issued a guidance memorandum interpreting religious liberty protections in federal law.
In 2018, Congress directed the DOD to implement a comprehensive training program for chaplains and judge advocates that further incorporates EO 13798 and the Attorney General's guidance within DOD. To date, the DOD has not complied with Congress's directive."
This administration has been religious freedom's biggest proponent. The idea that President Trump's own Defense Department would be undermining that effort is astonishing. It's time for military leaders to fall in line with the president's directive and give every service member fighting for freedom the opportunity to practice it.
Just plain bad English here but the reporters seldom write the headlines and you get 'clicks' with the scary ones! For the less scary headline, put "may" as in "Army Chaplain May Face Court Martial For Sharing Christian Book On Coronavirus" or perhaps 'threatened with'. Remembering that we had 8 years of Obama, the chance of a CM is a roll of the dice.
As for this line from the article; "Together with 22 other chaplains, MRFF president Mikey Weinstein demanded that Col. Kim be court martialed for daring to send "unsolicited" copies to "subordinate chaplains," promoting a -- gasp! -- biblical message.", remember that the military now has atheist, Wiccan and (I seem to remember) at least one Satanist chaplain[s]. The military designation of chaplain is no longer what it was in Dad's Army! So if this PoS has 22 fellow travelers in this action, well I would not be likely to use them.
You are right. I did a search and there were trying times in the former administration.
Active Duty ping.
Every time.
You got that right. Mickey Weinstein is at the top of the evil scale. He should be treated in a way that his actions deserve.
Never figured out why the military even listens to Weinstein.
Is he related to Harvey Weinstein? If he is, still no reason to pay any attention to him. Apparently, he advocates freedom from religion, which is absolutely absurd. The military has enough problems without his advice.
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