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Title: Pentagon Urged To Boot Chaplains Who Oppose 'Gay' Marriage
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URL Source: http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2015/July02/024.html
Published: Jul 3, 2015
Author: July 02, 2015 | JACK MINOR
Post Date: 2015-07-03 23:06:14 by Don
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Comments: 118

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage in all 50 states, the Pentagon is now being urged to “cleanse itself” of chaplains who refuse to support same-sex marriage.

Activist Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is demanding the U.S. military conduct a purge of chaplains who holds to the traditional teaching of homosexuality and marriage espoused by the first commander in chief, George Washington.

Weinstein claims chaplains who are “maintaining the state of antagonism between their religion and the sexual/gender identities of service members” have no business serving in the military.

“Nobody is arguing that these losers don’t have a right to their religious beliefs,” wrote Weinstein in an op-ed.

“At this stage, the only honorable thing that these losers can do is to fold up their uniforms, turn in their papers, and get the hell out of the American military chaplaincy. If they are unwilling or too cowardly to do so, then the Department of Defense must expeditiously cleanse itself of the intolerant filth that insists on lingering in the ranks of our armed forces.”

While Weinstein frequently calls for the court-martialing of military members who attempt to share their faith with others, he is now calling for an entire class of chaplains to be fired regardless of whether their beliefs affect their job performance or not.

Brig. Gen. Doug Lee, now chairman of the executive committee for the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, said Weinstein’s views are extreme, showing a lack of understanding of a chaplain’s mission.

“His comments are so vitriolic and dividing that they are hardly worth responding to. He seems to feel the need to push his conspiracy theory about certain chaplains in the military,” Lee told WND. “In addition, I don’t think he understands that the job of chaplain exists in a pluralistic military so that people have religious support, and to do away with a certain group of chaplains in its entirety is just ridiculous.

“It’s like he never learned a thing in law school about the Constitution and about why chaplains exist.”

Lee contends one cannot say chaplains have no right to oppose homosexuality based on the teachings of their faith while also supporting their right to stand by other tenets, such as refusing to marry those outside of their faith.

“A chaplain cannot do something against his faith tenet such as marrying someone who has different religious beliefs if that is a tenet of their faith. They cannot be asked to do it, and they cannot be required to do it.”

Lee told WND that those who think a chaplain must affirm or support the beliefs of everyone who comes for counseling or teaching misunderstand the purpose of chaplains.

“The job of a chaplain is to provide religious support or perform religious support. The ‘provide’ part is to help a person find someone who can meet the individual’s spiritual needs. For example, I would not prepare a Passover meal for a Jewish service member, but I will direct them to a rabbi who can address that area. But when I do perform religious support, whether it be to teach, preach or counsel, I do so from my faith perspective.”

For his part, Weinstein said he’s looking forward to ending the conservative influence in the military.

“What will become of their once-ironclad dominance of fundamentalist Christian privilege within the Department of Defense?” said Weinstein.

Lee insists chaplains don’t use their pulpit and position to call on service members to disobey orders regarding the treatment of “gay” service members.

“For the vast majority of chaplains in the military, their faith groups believe that homosexuality is a sin and so they believe marriage is between a man and a woman as Christians have believed for thousands of years,” Lee explained to WND. “But the chaplains are saying that if someone comes to them for counseling with the homosexual partner they won’t ignore that person’s concerns, instead they will refer them to someone who can help with their specific needs because that’s part of providing religious support.”

WND reported how the military tried to silence opposition to repeal of the Revolutionary War ban on homosexuals serving in the military during a lame-duck session of Congress, after tea-party voters gave Republicans control of the House of Representatives in 2010.

In 2013, soldiers were given a training brief stating evangelical Christians were the No. 1 extremist threat to America, ahead of groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Ku Klux Klan, Nation of Islam, al-Qaida and Hamas.

Catholicism and ultra-orthodox Judaism were also on the list of religious extremist organizations.

As WND reported, Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, told the Washington Post in 2013 the biggest problems faced by the military were sexual assault and what he described as proselytizing by Christians.

Wilkerson’s comments were made to Sally Quinn in an interview that also featured former ambassador Joe Wilson and Weinstein as they were on their way to a meeting at the Pentagon.

Wilson told Quinn that if a chaplain would proselytize, it would be a workplace violation. Weinstein went even further and said it was a “national security threat” and amounted to “spiritual rape.” He said the chaplain’s role is to minister to spiritual needs.

Weinstein said military leaders need to understand “there is systematic misogyny, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the military.”

“What the Pentagon needs to understand is that it is sedition and treason. It should be punished.” Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2015/July02/024.html#rAB6z7mffBjuVXm4.99

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#48. To: A K A Stone (#45)

Like your ass buddy. You don't support the first amendment.

How would you know? You think it only protects some speech.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-05   15:33:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: Liberator, Ferret Mike, redleghunter, Bob Celeste, garyspfc, Don, Stoner, *Religious History and Issues* (#46)

The religion of the chaplain is not the point...

It's the ENTIRE point. Did you miss the thread title and subject at hand:

Title: Pentagon Urged To Boot Chaplains Who Oppose 'Gay' Marriage

Those targeted chaplains are FUNDMENTAL CHRISTIAN.

WRONG! That is nothing more than the camel's nose under the tent,and the focus RIGHT NOW is on fundie Christians because they are the universal religious targets of ridicule right now,and it unites the far left and the ignorant masses as well as the devout Catholics (LOTS of overlap on that one!) that equate "religious fundies" with "KKK and militia members".

I say it is the camel's nose under the tent because the goobers that support this will not only get what they ask for,but will get more than they expected. The precedent will have been established,and the Catholics,the Jews,and eventually (after they have served their role in destroying the Bill of Rights) the Muslims.

In fact,NO religion will be safe other than the religion that worships the power of the government over the serfs.

Make no mistake about it,total control of thoughts and actions is the ultimage goal.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-05   15:44:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: sneakypete, Ferret Mike, redleghunter, Bob Celeste, garyspfc, Don, Stoner (#49)

In fact,NO religion will be safe other than the religion that worships the power of the government over the serfs.

Make no mistake about it,total control of thoughts and actions is the ultimage goal.

On that we agree.

There is an underlying subversive method to this madness. And it IS about absolute power and control. But what better way to achieve that than to cripple Christians and their values, which have undoubtedly provided America its traditional underpinnings? IT and its believers have been the foundation and glue that have held together this Republic since *before* we were a Republic.

And THIS is why I've said for years -- so goes Christianity in America, so goes America and her ideals -- regardless of faith or lack thereof. Ergo, this is now a hot war between "Conserve-a-tism vs. "Progressive-ism." Ultimately, there are but these two horses to back.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-05   16:35:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: Ferret Mike (#47)

Mike -- thanks for providing a different interpretation and your opinion of this "Grateful Dead" symbol. I realize that on its surface to you perhaps it represents...just another Grateful Dead symbol. I have nothing against GD fans, or their music. I respect your admiration of the band and nostalgia.

That said -- in scraping below the surface, like many symbols -- a dual meaning is intended. In this case, occultist meanings and symbolism can be found. The skull has ALWAYS symbolized "death." The rest of your particular icon presents further problematic symbolism, as explained by the recognizable Peace Sign. In the context of the skull (and death), the peace sign is no longer. It is a "broken cross, a raven's claw, or a witch's foot" -- all can be presumed satanic symbols, and mockery of the Jews who believed in Christ's cross.

I can't presume to know your heart -- whether this symbolism plays into your display of this particular "Grateful Dead" icon, or it's just simply a benign, favorite GD icon of yours. But for others...it is what it is.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-05   17:04:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: Ferret Mike (#42)

The religion of the chaplain is not the point, a chaplain is there to serve the spiritual and emotional needs of others.

That is a point I have argued on another thread about Chaplain Modder who is facing possible separation.

http://www2.libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=40191&Disp=All&#C76

His job as a chaplain, is to provide spiritual and emotional support. It is not to convert anyone to his personal religious beliefs. He is there to offer support, not to save them from perdition. A rabbi could offer support to a Catholic without condemning him for having bacon with his eggs. A single pregnant servicewoman does not seek the support of a chaplain to hear about the evils of pre-marital sex. A chaplain cannot counsel a muslim on the evils of Islam. A Christian might not take too kindly to a muslim chaplain counseling them on Sharia and halal. The chaplain must be able to offer comfort and support to all. It is not unChristian to comfort a gay person without confronting them with unwelcome condemnation of their lifestyle.

nolu chan at 2015-06-18 23:49:25 ET

However, the express point of the article of this thread is aimed any any chaplain who opposes gay marriage.

It would not be possible for a Catholic chaplain to perform a same-sex marriage and not get himself ex-communicated from his church. Similarly, I would expect fundamentalist Protestant, orthodox Jewish, or Muslim clerics to oppose same-sex marriage as inconsistent with their religion.

Title: Pentagon Urged To Boot Chaplains Who Oppose 'Gay' Marriage

It is one thing to perform the job of a chaplain and to provide spiritual and emotional support to all and another thing to require them to actively participate in, or to actively support, something their religion does not permit. I would have expected a chaplain of any faith to have comforted and assisted you, as you relate one did. I would not expect the chaplain to partake of a Wiccan ceremony or to speak acceptingly of Wiccan beliefs.

SCOTUS has determined abortion is a constitutional right. Should the military kick out all doctors who oppose abortion? Somebody in the military opposes abortion as it is almost impossible for the military member to obtain one in a military hospital. Many or most civilian hospitals do not perform the procedure either.

What does it mean to "oppose gay marriage?" Does it mean to morally or religiously oppose it? To refuse to perform or participate in a gay marriage? To refuse to offer positive reinforcement in counseling a prospective spouse about an intended gay marriage? How does a Catholic chaplain positively counsel someone about doing something his religion condemns?

At what point does one person's fundamental right to marry someone of the same sex outweigh another person's freedom of religious expression?

If all the chaplains who are morally opposed to gay marriage are booted out of the service, who would be left? If all the doctors opposed to performing an abortion were booted out, would there be enough left to perform other procedures?

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-05   17:10:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: Liberator (#50)

But what better way to achieve that than to cripple Christians and their values, which have undoubtedly provided America its traditional underpinnings?

You see Christians as the most important "block" of people.

I see them as just one of a number of prominent groups,and the way to take over control is to fragment these groups and people to the point where they hate and fear each other more than they do the globalist government.

Nothing at all new about this other than the names of the players. It's the old "divide and conquer" strategy at play,and most people get too wrapped up in their hatred of the people they see as their enemy to even notice the true enemy.

Yeah,the government could go after Voo Doo believers or NBA fans instead,but what would it gain them and who would really care?

Going after Christianity takes out a politically powerful group that might stand against them,as well as providing them with organized and powerful allies from other religions who are jealous of the influenes and power that Christianity has in this country,and want to divide up the Christians goods amongst themselves.

They are so blinded by their jealousy and hatred that they are blind to the FACT they once Christianity is destroyed THEY will be the next ones with their heads on the chopping blocks.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-05   17:14:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: Liberator, Ferret Mike (#51)

I can't presume to know your heart -- whether this symbolism plays into your display of this particular "Grateful Dead" icon, or it's just simply a benign, favorite GD icon of yours. But for others...it is what it is.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-05   17:15:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: nolu chan, Liberator, CZ82, GarySpFc (#52)

What does it mean to "oppose gay marriage?" Does it mean to morally or religiously oppose it? To refuse to perform or participate in a gay marriage? To refuse to offer positive reinforcement in counseling a prospective spouse about an intended gay marriage? How does a Catholic chaplain positively counsel someone about doing something his religion condemns?

Well reasoned. But we are not dealing with a reasonable man in Weinstein. He has an agenda and will keep pushing it until someone calls him on his pair of 2s.

I'm sure a gay military couple will test the waters. They will come in to either a Baptist or Catholic chaplain and ask for marriage counseling. Both will point out that they do not advise such unions and will no doubt refer them to some chaplain who will. We will only hear about the refusal part and not the referral part. It will make "news" and the chaplains will be vilified but exonerated yet their career will be over. It will be a victory for the homosexual lobby. Future chaplains will be recruited based on the same sex marriage litmus test and another institution will be hijacked by the secular left.

You can all bookmark this post and refer to it when it happens.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-07-05   17:27:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: nolu chan, redleghunter, Ferret Mike (#52)

SCOTUS has determined abortion is a constitutional right. Should the military kick out all doctors who oppose abortion? Somebody in the military opposes abortion as it is almost impossible for the military member to obtain one in a military hospital. Many or most civilian hospitals do not perform the procedure either.

What does it mean to "oppose gay marriage?" Does it mean to morally or religiously oppose it? To refuse to perform or participate in a gay marriage? To refuse to offer positive reinforcement in counseling a prospective spouse about an intended gay marriage? How does a Catholic chaplain positively counsel someone about doing something his religion condemns?

At what point does one person's fundamental right to marry someone of the same sex outweigh another person's freedom of religious expression?

If all the chaplains who are morally opposed to gay marriage are booted out of the service, who would be left? If all the doctors opposed to performing an abortion were booted out, would there be enough left to perform other procedures?

Killer cases and points, Chan. The hypocrisy and created contradictory conundrums are ALL on the left. And STILL they're steamrolling logic and the law.

1st Amendment "Rights" are now contingent on which political ideology of the purported "Equal Rights" protection clause of the now bogus 14th Amendment one stands...

The arbiters of constitutional interpretation is appears are no one but SC, state, and circuit judges -- and 0blabla-assigned "Civilian Board" assassins like Mikey Weinstein. This way, 0blabla and the admin's fascists can claim their hands are clean of murder of the USCON.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-05   18:08:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: sneakypete (#53) (Edited)

Going after Christianity takes out a politically powerful group that might stand against them,as well as providing them with organized and powerful allies from other religions who are jealous of the influenes and power that Christianity has in this country,and want to divide up the Christians goods amongst themselves.

They are so blinded by their jealousy and hatred that they are blind to the FACT they once Christianity is destroyed THEY will be the next ones with their heads on the chopping blocks.

Yes...But for Christians, America has not really been about expanding "Christian" power, influence, and goods.

That said, you've stated pretty much what I've already said. Maybe you needed to think it through and write it down into your own thoughts.

The group that has been in control of America's steering wheel or helm have been...Christians, along with those with their kinds of values, ethics, and morals. The NEW "values" will be upside-down. Represented by the pathological insanity, il-logic, and brutality we see daily from the Fascist-Left.

Once Christians (AND much of their ideological allies) are eradicated from positions of influence, we'll have full-blown, high-velocity anarchy. You think the WH and Constitutional already have been compromised with insane decisions? Just wait.

We're just now gulping down some force-fed sampling of the future at low-velocity. So yes -- this means right on down the line, the haters of the values of Fundies and the Bible will no longer offer any strong buffer and moral "Maginot Line" to stop the new controlling group from treating them like bloody rag-dolls. The Fascist-Left. It's here. And it is poised to finish its blitzkreig of subversiveness.

The s*** will manage to hit the fan twice; Initially when the pro-Christian conservatives and their allies hit back; And then after everything is said and done -- the fascist Left will crater this world. Scorched earth is something they've always excelled at. In its wake will be a Mad Max World.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-05   18:30:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Liberator (#56)

1st Amendment "Rights" are now contingent on which political ideology of the purported "Equal Rights" protection clause of the now bogus 14th Amendment one stands...

I disagree on one important point. The recent decision is based upon the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause is cited only for ancillary support to the main argument that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right. Really, I have not lost my mind and just made this crap up.

Equal protection of a right does not arise until the right is established as existing. The claim of a fundamental right is not just the use of a surplus adjective.

Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Ed.

Fundamental rights. Those rights which have their source, and are explicitly or implicitly guaranteed, in the federal Constitution, Price v. Cohen, C.A.Pa., 715 F.2d 87, 93, and state constitutions, Sidle v. Majors, 264 Ind. 206, 341 N.E.2d 763. See e.g., Bill of rights.

Challenged legislation that significantly burdens a "fundamental right" (examples include First Amend­ment rights, (privacy, and the right to travel interstate)) will be reviewed under a stricter standard of review. A law will be held violative of the due process clause if it is not closely tailored to promote a compelling or over­riding interest of government. A similar principle ap­plies under Equal Protection law.

Is the right to same-sex marriage either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution? As you may observe, finding a fundamental right at argument, whether explicit or emanating from a penumbra, affects the applicable standard of review under the due process clause. The underpinning of the majority opinion defining marriage is due process, not equal protection.

See also, Roberts in dissent at 23-24:

In addition to their due process argument, petitioners contend that the Equal Protection Clause requires their States to license and recognize same-sex marriages. The majority does not seriously engage with this claim. Its discussion is, quite frankly, difficult to follow. The central point seems to be that there is a "synergy between" the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause, and that some precedents relying on one Clause have also relied on the other. Ante, at 20. Absent from this portion of the opinion, however, is anything resembling our usual framework for deciding equal protection cases. It is case­book doctrine that the "modern Supreme Court's treat­ment of equal protection claims has used a means-ends methodology in which judges ask whether the classifica­tion the government is using is sufficiently related to the goals it is pursuing." G. Stone, L. Seidman, C. Sunstein, M. Tushnet, & P. Karlan, Constitutional Law 453 (7th ed. 2013). The majority's approach today is different:

"Rights implicit in liberty and rights secured by equal protection may rest on different precepts and are not always co-extensive, yet in some instances each may be instructive as to the meaning and reach of the other. In any particular case one Clause may be thought to capture the essence of the right in a more accurate and comprehensive way, even as the two Clauses may converge in the identification and defini­tion of the right." Ante, at 19.

The majority goes on to assert in conclusory fashion that the Equal Protection Clause provides an alternative basis for its holding. Ante, at 22. Yet the majority fails to pro­vide even a single sentence explaining how the Equal

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Protection Clause supplies independent weight for its position, nor does it attempt to justify its gratuitous viola­tion of the canon against unnecessarily resolving constitu­tional questions. See Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder, 557 U. S. 193, 197 (2009). In any event, the marriage laws at issue here do not violate the Equal Protection Clause, because distinguishing between opposite-sex and same-sex couples is rationally related to the States' "legitimate state interest" in "preserving the traditional institution of marriage." Lawrence, 539 U. S., at 585 (O'Connor, J., concurring in judgment).

It is important to note with precision which laws peti­tioners have challenged. Although they discuss some of the ancillary legal benefits that accompany marriage, such as hospital visitation rights and recognition of spousal status on official documents, petitioners' lawsuits target the laws defining marriage generally rather than those allocating benefits specifically. The equal protection analysis might be different, in my view, if we were con­fronted with a more focused challenge to the denial of certain tangible benefits. Of course, those more selective claims will not arise now that the Court has taken the drastic step of requiring every State to license and recog­nize marriages between same-sex couples.

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-05   18:45:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: redleghunter (#55)

Defense Department spokesman Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen said the ruling will not have any effect on the military when it comes to marriage recognition or benefits, since these have been in place since the court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013.

"The [DoD] has made the same benefits available to all military spouses, regardless of sexual orientation, as long as service member-sponsors provide a valid marriage certificate," Christen said.

The ruling also has no impact on the roles or responsibilities of military chaplains, he said.

"A military chaplain is not required to participate in or officiate at a private ceremony if doing so would be in variance with the tenets of his or her religion or personal beliefs," Christensen said.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/06/26/same-sex-marriage-now-legal-for-gay-military-couples-in-all-50.html

From Military.com website. Guess we'll see what happens.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-07-05   19:08:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: redleghunter (#55)

I'm sure a gay military couple will test the waters.

I am certain that it is inevitable.

They will come in to either a Baptist or Catholic chaplain and ask for marriage counseling. Both will point out that they do not advise such unions and will no doubt refer them to some chaplain who will. We will only hear about the refusal part and not the referral part.

But if it works as it has with abortions in the military, it may be difficult to find someone who will volunteer for the function. I rather doubt that military doctors unanimously oppose abortion at a personal level, but they are not going out of their way to make it available.

Another conundrum I thought of is two very bad same-sex married people. Could they be cellmates? If in the same prison, would displays of affection be prohibited? Would seperating them into different prisons or wings of a prison, as a matter of policy, be cruel and unusual, or something or other?

If cellmates decide to get married, what happens? If the prison chaplain is Catholic, what does he do?

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-05   19:10:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: nolu chan (#60)

If cellmates decide to get married, what happens? If the prison chaplain is Catholic, what does he do?

And Obama is laughing as he knows he has sowed many destructive seeds that will affect long after the freak is gone.

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-07-05   19:16:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: nolu chan, out damned spot, cz82, redleghunter, liberator, mister white, gatlin, grandisland, cranky, chuck wagon, vinny (#60)

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-07-05   19:23:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#63. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#59)

Defense Department spokesman Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen said the ruling will not have any effect on the military when it comes to marriage recognition or benefits, since these have been in place since the court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013.

As more same-sex married couples enter the military community, difficulties will arise.

These couples could be active duty member and civilian spouse or two active duty members.

When opposite sex marital discord occurs, the couple is frequently mandated to marital counseling. How do they get counseled by a chaplain who finds their behavior morally repulsive and whom the couple also finds repulsive?

How does the military accomodate all this, in all circumstances and locations? If they ignore it in certain locations or circumstances, and it leads to one spouse killing the other, that would be a different legal problem.

http://www.military.com/spouse/relationships/military-marriage/strengthen-your-family-with-marital-counseling.html

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-05   19:25:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: nolu chan (#60)

But if it works as it has with abortions in the military, it may be difficult to find someone who will volunteer for the function. I rather doubt that military doctors unanimously oppose abortion at a personal level, but they are not going out of their way to make it available.

I know a Reformed Army doc. He just retired but when he was active duty he would not counsel women on how to get an abortion and he also refused to prescribe birth control. He was never disciplined.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-07-06   8:41:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#65. To: redleghunter (#55)

I'm sure a gay military couple will test the waters. They will come in to either a Baptist or Catholic chaplain and ask for marriage counseling. Both will point out that they do not advise such unions and will no doubt refer them to some chaplain who will. We will only hear about the refusal part and not the referral part. It will make "news" and the chaplains will be vilified but exonerated yet their career will be over. It will be a victory for the homosexual lobby. Future chaplains will be recruited based on the same sex marriage litmus test and another institution will be hijacked by the secular left.

That is the strategy they have been successful with in their quest to nullify the Bill of Rights,so why would they change now?

Once you have created one group of citizens with special rights that other citizens don't have,it's all downhill from there.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   9:15:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#66. To: Liberator (#56)

At what point does one person's fundamental right to marry someone of the same sex outweigh another person's freedom of religious expression?

Never.

Priests/chaplins/preachers/shammans/rabbis/witch doctors have EVERY BIT AS MUCH RIGHT to adhere to their religious views on marriage as any couple does to marry.

Marriage IS NOT JUST a religious ceremony. It is also a civil ceremony,and no religious leader whose religion is opposed to same gender marriages can be forced to violate his religious beliefs in order to please someone who has the option of "doing the deed" elsewhere.

Do religious leaders have the authority to tell homosexuals they can NOT marry,and to enforce their views?

If not why is the inverse true?

Folks,you can't have it both ways no matter how "happy" (gay) you are.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   9:24:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#67. To: Liberator (#57)

Yes...But for Christians, America has not really been about expanding "Christian" power, influence, and goods.

You can't possibly be serious. I have never met or heard of any religious leader that wasn't trying to expand their empire and influence.

So yes -- this means right on down the line, the haters of the values of Fundies and the Bible will no longer offer any strong buffer and moral "Maginot Line" to stop the new controlling group from treating them like bloody rag-dolls.

Give that crap a rest. Organized Christianity has been responsible for more deaths,torture,and suffering than anything else in history,including diseases.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   9:31:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#68. To: A K A Stone (#61)

And Obama is laughing as he knows he has sowed many destructive seeds that will affect long after the freak is gone.

Don't be so smug,and don't give him any credit he doesn't deserve for being clever or sly. He is just one more horse added to the harness after the wagon was already moving.

The Bush Crime Family,Jimmy Carter,Bill Clinton,and the entire RNC are laughing along with him.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   9:35:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#69. To: sneakypete (#68)

The Bush Crime Family,Jimmy Carter,Bill Clinton,and the entire RNC are laughing along with him.

I would agree with that.

Trump isn't laughing though.

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-07-06   9:37:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#70. To: sneakypete (#67) (Edited)

(Yes...But for Christians, America has not really been about expanding "Christian" power, influence, and goods.)

You can't possibly be serious. I have never met or heard of any religious leader that wasn't trying to expand their empire and influence.

You really do have the mind of a 10 year old, don't you?

"Christians" are NOT defined by their so-called "leaders" -- which in your fevered mind are Jim Baker, Swaggert, Oral Roberts, and the Pope.

You are so disengaged from understanding the very definition of "Christian," or context of my posting, it is impossible to exchange any meaningful posts with you. Seek professional help. No, it's never too late.

Give that crap a rest. Organized Christianity has been responsible for more deaths,torture,and suffering than anything else in history,including diseases.

I rest my case. Like I said -- you are monumentally disengaged from reality. The hate and personal myths you embrace are choking your spirit and any ability to define and discern truth.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-06   10:46:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: nolu chan, CZ82, redleghunter (#63)

When opposite sex marital discord occurs, the couple is frequently mandated to marital counseling. How do they get counseled by a chaplain who finds their behavior morally repulsive and whom the couple also finds repulsive?

This is when a flaming Pagan or Wiccan "chaplain" will step in.

/eyeball roll

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-06   10:49:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: nolu chan (#58)

I disagree on one important point. The recent decision is based upon the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause is cited only for ancillary support to the main argument that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right. Really, I have not lost my mind and just made this crap up.

Equal protection of a right does not arise until the right is established as existing. The claim of a fundamental right is not just the use of a surplus adjective.

No, I don't think you've lost your mind; It's just been my observation that the 14A has been subverted and stretched faaaar beyond any original intent. Depending on which ideologue is driving it, a Mac Truck can be (and is) driven thru its loopholes.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-06   10:52:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#73. To: nolu chan, CZ82, liberator (#63)

As more same-sex married couples enter the military community, difficulties will arise.

These couples could be active duty member and civilian spouse or two active duty members.

When opposite sex marital discord occurs, the couple is frequently mandated to marital counseling. How do they get counseled by a chaplain who finds their behavior morally repulsive and whom the couple also finds repulsive?

How does the military accomodate all this, in all circumstances and locations? If they ignore it in certain locations or circumstances, and it leads to one spouse killing the other, that would be a different legal problem.

Indeed.

What about those chaplain funded 'marriage retreats' and 'marriage encounters' weekends? Have to check if they still do those or not. In the past with DOMA in effect those retreats were for traditional marriages. They were very secular in nature given by the chaplain with the education in "Family Life Counseling." Most of those chaplains were Evangelical and Baptist.

I'm retired now from the Army, but in a job where I interact with military. I'll ask.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-07-06   11:17:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#74. To: Liberator (#71)

This is when a flaming Pagan or Wiccan "chaplain" will step in.

This entails an assumption that there will be such chaplains, and in sufficient quantity.

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-06   14:08:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: Liberator (#72)

It's just been my observation that the 14A has been subverted and stretched faaaar beyond any original intent. Depending on which ideologue is driving it, a Mac Truck can be (and is) driven thru its loopholes.

I think 14A was designed to drive trucks through it. The people did not ratify the hidden intent of the framers. They ratified the text. By now, the amendment has probably gone places even the framers had not imagined.

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-06   14:13:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#76. To: redleghunter (#73)

I'm retired now from the Army, but in a job where I interact with military. I'll ask.

I envision the response, "Don't ask me. I don't have a clue."

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-06   14:15:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: nolu chan, CZ82, liberator (#76)

I envision the response, "Don't ask me. I don't have a clue."

I just think such a program as couples weekend chaplain retreats will die on the vine. Never went to one. Wife and I are not the weepy touchy feely Phil Donahue crowd:) We solve our differences the old fashioned way..."Yes dear":)

Before I retired hardly any units still had a Christmas or Holiday ball when everyone gets dressed in Blue Mess Dress and brings their spouse. Just think with all the rapid changes in the Army culture commanders are just fed up and don't do them anymore.

I mean who wants to see their Command Sergeant Major on the dance floor with his husband dancing cheek to cheek?

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-07-06   15:09:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: redleghunter, CZ82, liberator (#77)

I mean who wants to see their Command Sergeant Major on the dance floor with his husband dancing cheek to cheek?

The Marines almost religiously hold their Marine Ball. But that image you bring up, I just can't picture that with a room of Marines.

Something for troubled couples will continue. It does not have to be effective, but command has to be able to say they took appropriate measures. They have to invent something and deem it appropriate.

nolu chan  posted on  2015-07-06   15:30:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: nolu chan (#78)

Something for troubled couples will continue. It does not have to be effective, but command has to be able to say they took appropriate measures. They have to invent something and deem it appropriate.

In the last few years couples have gone straight to marriage counselors on referral off post or on post. That's probably the direction they are going in now.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-07-06   16:09:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#80. To: Liberator (#70)

You really do have the mind of a 10 year old, don't you?

No,I leave that to the people who believe in magic and miracles.

"Christians" are NOT defined by their so-called "leaders" -

LOL! Good one!

Ever try to explain that theory to the Pope?

which in your fevered mind are Jim Baker, Swaggert, Oral Roberts, and the Pope.

You are so disengaged from understanding the very definition of "Christian,"

I think I understand it better than most cult members. If they understood it at all,most would stop going to the churches they attend.

Nothing fevered or imaginative about it,those ARE some of the better known Christian leaders,even though they are also competitors. I do think Anal Roberts is currently taking a dirt nap,though. So are all the Popes with the exception of the latest guy with the pointy hat.

I rest my case. Like I said -- you are monumentally disengaged from reality.

You just go ahead and keep ignoring all the people murdered by various religious cults,as well as all the local and major wars that were fought in the name of Gawd if that makes you feel better,if that is what helps you get through the day.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   16:14:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#81. To: Liberator (#71)

This is when a flaming Pagan or Wiccan "chaplain" will step in.

Please tell us about your vast experience with and personal knowledge of Pagan and Wiccan religious leaders and beliefs.

Please feel free to leave out all the ones YOUR religion murdered and burned at the stake over the centuries if it makes you feel better because nobody should be held accountable for what they say when you set them on fire.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   16:17:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: redleghunter (#73)

What about those chaplain funded 'marriage retreats' and 'marriage encounters' weekends?

Were those interdenominational with Protestant Chaplains working with Protestant couples,Catholics with Catholic couple,Jews working with Jewish couples,etc,etc,etc?

I really don't see how they would have worked very well if that had not been the case.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   16:20:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#83. To: nolu chan (#74)

This entails an assumption that there will be such chaplains, and in sufficient quantity.

AFAIK the US military is under no obligation to fulfill any sort of quota for their Chaplain Corps,and from THEIR POV a Jewish,Catholic,Protestant,Muslim,Buddist,or whatever Chaplain could serve as well as a Wiccian or Pagan Chaplain for general purposes.

And given that this is an all-volunteer military today,no military member has any justification for throwing a hissy fit if he or she doesn't get the Chaplain of their Choice. Nobody forced them to enlist.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   16:24:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: sneakypete (#81)

Please tell us about your vast experience...

Why humor you further? You already have all the answers you need.

/Staff of Swiss Psychiatrists

Please feel free to leave out all the ones YOUR religion murdered and burned at the stake over the centuries if it makes you feel better because nobody should be held accountable for what they say when you set them on fire.

It's as though I'm on one planet (Earth), and you're on another (PLUTO.) LOVE the dopey visit back into your time-machine, the lack of context as it relates to the original subject, AND vast, select self-serving revisionist history to boot. But it's par for the course. YOUR insane course.

Let's just call this post of yours, 'Sneakypete's Mount Everest of Irrelevance, Stupidity and Ignorance'.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-06   18:02:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#85. To: sneakypete (#80) (Edited)

You just go ahead and keep ignoring all the people murdered by various religious cults,as well as all the local and major wars that were fought in the name of Gawd if that makes you feel better,if that is what helps you get through the day.

HUH?? Lol..

Tell us what your dumb-azz rants have to do with the subject at hand -- the persecution IN AMERICA of Fundamental Christian Chaplains, the hijacking of the military and government by subversives, AND what it means for America. NOT in the year 1515 but in the year 2015.

I think I understand it [definition of Christian] better than most cult members.

You don't even know the definition of "atheist." OR worst than that, "insanity." CLUE: Mirror.

Liberator  posted on  2015-07-06   18:09:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#86. To: Liberator (#84)

Let's just call this post of yours, 'Sneakypete's Mount Everest of Irrelevance, Stupidity and Ignorance'.

Too full of uncomfortable truths,huh?

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   18:34:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#87. To: Liberator (#85)

You don't even know the definition of "atheist."

One of us doesn't,and it ain't me. As I have stated before,I am not a member of ANY organized religion,including atheism.

OR worst than that, "insanity."

People who see visions and believe in miracles and magic are considered to be insane.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-07-06   18:37:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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