Army Chaplaincy

New features coming to ArmyChaplaincy.com

Daniel J. Sparks — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:30:10 +0000

Friends of ArmyChaplaincy.com, thank you for reading. I am overwhelmed by your encouraging words, visits to the site, and the kind correspondence you send expressing support or asking for information. Despite the recent loss of virtually all of the reader comments that were posted on the site–a great source of personal frustration and embarrassment–ArmyChaplaincy.com is moving [...]

White House Won’t Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans

Admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:09:05 +0000

White House Won’t Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/white-house-wont-say-what-will-happen-troops-who-burned-korans(CNSNews.com) – In the face of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s call for the U.S. troops who burned Korans to be tried and punished, the White House won’t say what will happen to those troops. Connie Lawn with IRN/USA Radio Network asked White House Press [...]

Military recommend court-martial over suicide linked to taunting by fellow troops

Admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:31:55 +0000

Military Recommend Court-martial Over Suicide Linked To Taunting By Fellow Troops | Fox Newshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/06/military-recommend-court-martial-over-suicide-linked-to-taunting-by-fellow/?test=latestnewsKABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. military investigators have recommended that four more American troops be court-martialed in connection with the suicide of their fellow infantryman who shot himself in a guard tower in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/06/military-recommend-court-martial-over-suicide-linked-to-taunting-by-fellow/?test=latestnews#ixzz1oOUpRQPD You [...]

U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Why Wouldn’t We Apologize for Quran-Burning?

Admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:24:59 +0000

U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Why Wouldn’t We Apologize for Quran-Burning? | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-commander-afghanistan-why-wouldnt-we-apologize-quran-burning(CNSNews.com) – Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is defending his apology to Afghans for the burning of Qurans by U.S. troops at a Bagram air base. Allen said he thinks the U.S. and the people of Afghanistan all want to [...]

Local ministry conference on tap

Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:12:29 +0000

TheBayonet.com | 02/29/2012 | Local ministry conference on taphttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/02/29/1952044/local-ministry-conference-on-tap.htmlSoldiers interested in answering the call to the Army chaplaincy have a rare opportunity today. The inaugural Ministry to the Military Conference takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbus. The forum will bring together pastors, chaplains, church leaders and other [...]

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’

Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:38:27 +0000

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’ | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/un-chief-afghanistan-calls-disciplinary-actions-against-those-involved-qur-desecration(CNSNews.com) – The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has raised eyebrows with comments urging disciplinary action against those found to be responsible for damaging copies of the Qur’an at the U.S. military base in Bagram. For Jan Kubis, head [...]

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan May Face ‘Disciplinary Review’ for Burning Qurans

Admin — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:46:31 +0000

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan May Face ‘Disciplinary Review’ for Burning Qurans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-troops-afghanistan-may-face-disciplinary-review-burning-quransKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators [...]

U.S. Ambassador Doesn’t Rule Out ‘Proceedings’ Against U.S. Troops Who Burned Qurans

Admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:31:10 +0000

U.S. Ambassador Doesn’t Rule Out ‘Proceedings’ Against U.S. Troops Who Burned Qurans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-ambassador-doesnt-rule-out-proceedings-against-us-troops-who-burned-qurans(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has not ruled out military proceedings against U.S. troops involved in the disposal of Qurans by burning them. “If there are to be proceedings, they are going to be U.S. proceedings under the UCMJ (Uniform [...]

Defense Department issues Koran hazmat guidance

Admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:26:25 +0000

Defense Department issues Koran hazmat guidance – HUMAN EVENTShttp://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=49860Military blogger Blackfive got a copy of the new Defense Department “Quran Distribution Guidance” memo, issued by Command Chaplain Eric J. Albertson in the wake of the Koran-burning incident in Afghanistan. Dated February 22, two days after the Korans were burned at Bagram Air Base and violent riots [...]

Organizers prepare for atheism-themed event at Fort Bragg, 1st for a US military base

Admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:21:30 +0000

Organizers prepare for atheism-themed event at Fort Bragg, 1st for a US military base | The Republichttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6a7c32aadc7943389b57102c4fbb6b96/NC–Army-Atheist-Concert/RALEIGH, N.C. — It has been more than a year in the making, but organizers of the first concert at a U.S. military base aimed at atheists and other non-religious service members and their families say they’re putting the [...]