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Army Chaplains are expected to observe the distinctive doctrines of their faith while also honoring the right of others to observe their own faith.


Praying in the name of Jesus is the most distinctive part of the faith.

If Chaplains are ordered not to use Jesus' name, then something is not right.

The article I pointed to is not the first and not the only instance of this kind of thing going on in the US Military, not hardly. Focusing on the one story is not going to help you guys make your case.

As for "honoring the right of others to observe their own faith" -- This too is another herring thrown out by the opposition. Some in this very thread have gone there, talking about what a Christian chaplain must know to do if in a position of having to substitute as a chaplain for another religion. And that has nothing whatever to do with telling a chaplain what cannot be said when ministering to people of that chaplain's chosen faith. Besides that, the substitution of chaplains is a rule for ACTIVE military when deployed or in combat. This is the Veteran's Administration system and veterans are never deployed or in combat, we've already been there and done that. We Christian Veterans just want to be able to have our Chaplains and have them do what our faith requires, which in this case is simply to be able to pray in the name of Christ.

It is speech.

Whenever someone, anyone, who is in a position of authority of any kind oversteps their bounds and attempts the tyranny of censorship -- which is what you guys are advocating, actually -- someone's constitutional rights are being violated.


--Mac

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