Army Chaplaincy

Samuel Harrison studied in Peterboro and served as a Civil War chaplain

Admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:33:39 +0000

Samuel Harrison studied in Peterboro and served as a Civil War chaplain | syracuse.comhttp://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/02/samuel_harrison.html Samuel Harrison was born April 15, 1818, in Philadelphia, Pa., to enslaved parents. He was given his freedom as a child and came to Peterboro in Madison County to study with wealthy abolitionist Gerrit Smith. You just finished reading Samuel Harrison [...]

Source: Pentagon to recommend allowing women to serve closer to combat

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:55:55 +0000

Source: Pentagon To Recommend Allowing Women To Serve Closer To Combat | Fox Newshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/08/source-pentagon-to-recommend-allowing-women-to-serve-closer-to-combat/#ixzz1lr2F34hI?test=latestnewsWASHINGTON – For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Thursday, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be allowed to serve [...]

Protecting service members’ religious freedom

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000

Protecting service members’ religious freedom (OneNewsNow.com)http://www.onenewsnow.com/Security/Default.aspx?id=1531380A coalition of military chaplain endorsers is supporting a recently introduced bill that would protect chaplains and other members of the armed forces from being targets of discrimination because they oppose homosexuality. You just finished reading Protecting service members' religious freedom! Consider leaving a comment!

Army officer wants humanism officially recognized

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Army officer wants humanism officially recognized – San Jose Mercury Newshttp://www.mercurynews.com/faith/ci_19919389RALEIGH, N.C.—Soldiers who don’t believe in God can go to war with “Atheist” stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs are still officially invisible in the Army.Maj. Ray Bradley is applying to be the first humanist recognized as a [...]

Obama Admin Accused of Blocking Chaplain’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Letter

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:25 +0000

Obama Admin Accused of Blocking Chaplain’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Letter, Christian Newshttp://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-admin-accused-of-blocking-chaplains-religious-freedom-letter-68979/ Reports of a rift between the Obama Administration and the Roman Catholic Church over a “contraception mandate” have been swarming the media of late, with some saying the president was even “censoring” military chaplains from speaking out about the issue — but a military [...]

Retreats helps soldiers reconnect with families

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:32:24 +0000

Retreats helps soldiers reconnect with families | Aiken Standardhttp://www.aikenstandard.com/story/020712-soldiers-at-gravatt-for-weekend–3771587Army Sgt. Michael Carlson and Staff Sgt. Michael Mitchell have a combined 37 years of service between them. Both went through multiple deployments and were in Afghanistan when they suffered injuries. They have been undergoing medical treatment at Ft. Gordon, which provides service through the Augusta Transition [...]

Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg ‘Is a Blow to a Freedom…for Which You Have Seen Your Buddies Fall in Battle’

Admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:21:16 +0000

Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg ‘Is a Blow to a Freedom…for Which You Have Seen Your Buddies Fall in Battle’ | CNSnews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/archbishop-us-troops-obamacare-reg-blow-freedomfor-which-you-have-seen-your-buddies(CNSNews.com) – Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, wrote a letter to be read at all Sunday Masses for U.S. military personnel around the world that said [...]

Moving mountains: Installation chaplains: Safe place for soldiers’ stories

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:04:37 +0000

Moving mountains: Installation chaplains: Safe place for soldiers’ stories – Leesville, LA – Leesville Daily Leaderhttp://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/news/x782337742/Moving-mountains-Installation-chaplains-Safe-place-for-soldiers-storiesSometimes people shy away from the topic of religion. It is a highly personal subject that individuals tend to keep to themselves, but Chap. (Col.) Robert Powers, the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk’s new command chaplain, said he [...]

The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can’t Say About The Obama Administration

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:54:18 +0000

The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can’t Say About The Obama Administrationhttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-military-is-now-telling-catholic-chaplains-can-and-cant-say-about-obama-administration-2012-2The Catholic Church is fighting mad about an HHS ruling that would have them buy insurance for things they consider sinful–contraception, sterilization and abortion. All the bishops in the country sent out a letter to be read in their parishes promising [...]

Many comments have disappeared

Daniel J. Sparks — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:44:09 +0000

Dear readers, I regret to inform you that virtually all of the comments at ArmyChaplaincy.com disappeared unexpectedly and unexplainedly last week. Despite best efforts so far, we have been unable to recover them. We are still working to do so, but there seems little hope of recovery. The problem seems to have occurred as the [...]