Army Chaplaincy

Chaplains object to DOJ decision to not defend DOMA for service members

Admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:06:21 +0000

ADF Alliance Alert » news from the frontlines of the culture warhttp://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/chaplains-object-to-doj-decision-to-not-defend-doma-for-service-members/WASHINGTON — The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, acting on behalf of more than half of America’s uniformed chaplains, is expressing concern about the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent refusal to defend the Department of Defense against a lawsuit concerning benefits for same-sex couples in [...]

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning

Admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:02:59 +0000

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning | ajc.comhttp://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/pentagon-official-apologizes-for-1361466.htmlSTERLING, Va. — A senior Pentagon official apologized Friday to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, said the military is investigating what occurred and that all 140,000 coalition [...]

Local Army Chaplain Opens House Session With Prayer

Admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:53:58 +0000

Local Army Chaplain Opens House Session With Prayer | The Pilot: Southern Pines, NChttp://www.thepilot.com/news/2012/feb/24/local-army-chaplain-opens-house-session-with/U.S. Rep. Howard Coble welcomed an Army chaplain from Moore County to Capitol Hill last week as the guest chaplain for the House of Representatives. You just finished reading Local Army Chaplain Opens House Session With Prayer! Consider leaving a comment!

All 4 GOP Candidates OK With Women in Combat

Admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:41:51 +0000

All 4 GOP Candidates OK With Women in Combat | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/all-4-gop-candidates-ok-women-combat(CNSNews.com) – What do the Republican presidential hopefuls think about women moving closer to the front lines of combat, the four men were asked at Wednesday’s CNN-hosted debate in Arizona. All indicated varying degrees of support. You just finished reading All 4 GOP Candidates OK [...]

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ data

Admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:02:15 +0000

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ datahttp://www.wnd.com/2012/02/navy-sued-over-manipulation-of-gay-data/A federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Navy over the manipulation of “gay” data used to convince Congress to overturn the centuries-old ban in the U.S. military on open homosexuality. The manipulation of the data was confirmed by the government itself, which in [...]

Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages

Admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:38:15 +0000

Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/holder-wont-defend-military-against-suit-force-recognition-same-sex-marriagesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is extending its decision to stop defending an anti-gay marriage law to provisions affecting same-sex couples in the military. You just finished reading Holder Won't Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages! Consider [...]

Four Chaplains Monument dedicated near Riverside Park in Sebastian

Admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:18:17 +0000

Four Chaplains Monument dedicated near Riverside Park in Sebastian | Photo Gallery » TCPalm.comhttp://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/14/four-chaplains-monument-dedicated-near-riverside/SEBASTIAN — At the end of the Four Chaplains Monument dedication ceremonies Tuesday near Riverview Park in Sebastian, Brandon Moore took his young son Titus to meet 89-year-old Ernie Heaton. The granite monument recognizes Four Chaplains of different faiths who gave up [...]

Gagging the military chaplains 2.0

Admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:12:28 +0000

tmatt.net » Blog Archive » Gagging the military chaplains 2.0http://www.tmatt.net/2012/02/13/gagging-the-military-chaplains-2-0/Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful during Mass. In 1996 the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services sent a letter to its chaplains instructing them to urge their flocks to back the “Project Life Postcard Campaign” in [...]

Chaplains risking ‘treason’

Admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:06:31 +0000

Chaplains risking ‘treason’ (OneNewsNow.com)http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1533834A former Navy chaplain who was forced out of the service for praying publicly in Jesus’ name while in uniform says the Obama administration is clearly trying to censor military chaplains who dare to speak out against the pro-abortion and pro-homosexual agenda. You just finished reading Chaplains risking 'treason'! Consider leaving a [...]

My calling to the Army chaplaincy

Sean Flaherty — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:20 +0000

He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” (Matthew 9:37-38) I remember reading this scripture verse when I completed Basic Training and AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri as a [...]