Army Chaplain Faces Court Martial For Sharing Christian Book On Coronavirus

Reposted by Prophecy News Watch by Permission of FRC ^ | 5/19/2020 | Family Research Council

[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."

[Salvation]

Hooray for Teresa Tomeo!

[SkyPilot]

This all started on Obama’s watch.