Navy Chief of Chaplains rescinds policy that would have permitted chaplains to perform gay marriages in chapels if permitted by state law. This now causes other problems, as I see it. Chaplains of liberal denominations that permit gay marriage will be able to argue that chapels are available for all other religious rituals, but not…
A Chabad rabbi was accepted as a chaplain in the Army Reserve, but the acceptance letter was rescinded the next day because he has a beard. The Army has granted beard waivers for others, but is apparently saying he would have to shave first and then ask for a waiver. This is ridiculous.
The Navy has decidedthat chaplains whose denominations approve of gay marriages can use Navy chapels for the weddings in those states where gay marriage is legal. Some are sensationalizing the story and suggesting that chaplains will be pressured now to perform such weddings. I’m not worried. Regulations on the rights and responsibilities of chaplains are…
AP has a profile of some chaplains serving in Iraq.
They warned us in Chaplain school that there were chaplains doing “the long course” at Leavenworth, making big rocks into small rocks. Three things were likely to get a chaplain into the hoosegow they said: SAM. Sex, alcohol, or money (or a combination of the above). A Catholic Navy Chaplain, John Thomas Lee, is going…
Former Navy chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt has been making appearances this week in DC, claiming he was kicked out of the Navy for praying in Jesus’ name. (1, 2, 3, 4). This is getting tiresome. Let me repost what I reported on March 5: CWNews says Navy chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt was “disciplined for praying ‘in Jesus’…
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