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9. It's complicated, isn't it? Most military chaplains will

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 03:22 PM

Nov 2018

try their best to meet the needs of troops, regardless of their specific beliefs. Not all, but most.

Here's my story about that:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=296477

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An oldie but a goodie on why militaries should or should not allow religious services [View all] Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 OP

And a follow up a few years later: Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #1

When will there be a Pastafarian chaplain? MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

Except secular humanists. They're not allowed chaplains. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #5

No God; No Chaplain's Insignia MineralMan Nov 2018 #6

He should have claimed to represent the entire Norse pantheon. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #10

Not quite true - I think. TomSlick Nov 2018 #15

Ah, that's true. Major religion, though. MineralMan Nov 2018 #20

As a retired Army JAG, my opinion about chaplains is nuanced. TomSlick Nov 2018 #3

I knew Abe and his wife Rosemary Dale Neiburg Nov 2018 #4

Thank you for the fight! TomSlick Nov 2018 #8

I don't particularly have a problem with military chaplains. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #7

I think I agree. TomSlick Nov 2018 #11

It's complicated, isn't it? Most military chaplains will MineralMan Nov 2018 #9

Great story! TomSlick Nov 2018 #12

At the time, I really had no idea how that got done. MineralMan Nov 2018 #13

You were a pain in the ass, weren't you? TomSlick Nov 2018 #14

They sent me to an intensive Russian language school. MineralMan Nov 2018 #16

In my concerned legal opinion, that book should go unwritten. TomSlick Nov 2018 #17

Nope. Not even 50 years later. MineralMan Nov 2018 #18

Nevertheless. TomSlick Nov 2018 #19