What is your concept of having just one person to be in charge of your spiritual needs no matter what denomination you are from Christianity to Judaism to Islam to Hindu to Buddhism to Pagan beliefs?
Would you consider him as a person able to cleanse your soul/spirit before you die to prevent damnation or whatever negative belief there might be?
This is his job to be A Priest of Every Religion
Why or Why not do you agree?
2006-08-27 09:07:15 · 9 answers · asked by ancient_wolf_13 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have to admit with my chaplain he always tried his best to accomidate everyone. he even went out of his way with people of the non-traditional or mixed denominational religions and learned from us individually of where we fit in and offered guidance in that area of belief.
2006-08-27 09:19:32 · update #1
Actually, the job of the Chaplain in the military is to insure that the soldier's first amendment rights to freedom of religion is maintained. Naturally, out of that flows the various religious needs of the soldiers.
To be a military chaplain, the clergy member must be endorsed by their religious governing body. Then they go through the same type of screening all other professionals go through to be commissioned. After they have received their commission, they go to an Officer's Basic Course to become familiar with the military way of doing things.
Once on station, the Chaplain is considered a non-combatant, under the rules of the Geneva Conventions. That is why they have a Chaplain's Assistant. The Assistant not only performs the various tasks necessary to do his job, but the Chaplain's Assistant is a combatant, and is there to protect his/her Chaplain.
There are Chaplains in the military from every major religious group. When a religion is not well represented, the Chaplain will insure that the needs of the soldier are met. For example, if there is no Islamic Chaplain, but there are a few Islamic soldiers, the Chaplain will make sure that those soldiers have access to prayer rugs, Qur'ans, the Hadith, prayer beads, etc. If a civilian imam is nearby, the Chaplain will ask the local imam if he would be willing on either a volunteer or contract basis to meet the religious needs of those soldiers, if the nearest mosque is not readily accessible to the soldiers.
The Chaplain has a multifaceted job, and they work very hard to meet the morale, welfare, and spiritual needs of the Armed Forces.
2006-08-27 09:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the job of a chaplian is not to just help you with your spiritual needs it is to ensure that your spiritual needs are met is at all possible there are many denominations of chaplains in the military i.e. Jewish, Christian, Catholic, Mormon, Baptist, are just a few of the chaplains that i knew during my time in the service it wasnt thier job to be a preist of every religion which not all religions have preists it was to make sure that if you needed religious or spiritual advice he would help you get it if it involved making sure that you could pray three times a day to whatever god you worship he would make sure that your religious freedom wasnt trampled upon and that you were free to worship as you saw fit it is not thier job to force you to one religion or to be a all knowing religious figure
2006-08-27 09:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by wrenchbender19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never been overly satisfied with the Chaplaincy of the military, but you have to consider that the primary job of the chaplain is morale, not really morals. The military tries in various fashions to satisfy the needs of the soldiers, but in the end...they are soldiers; with a job to perform that, while it doesn't contradict scripture, is one hard to reconcile in ones self.
No one but God can cleanse my soul, and my faith must come from inside me, not from some individual that is there to offer comfort in difficult times.
I would say, the military does as much as it can, given its job requirements.
2006-08-27 09:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, they often have Chaplains from different churches (except maybe out on the front.)
It is important, however, that they all respect each person's religion.
It is a difficult, but important job in the military.
2006-08-27 09:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by tigglys 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
conflicts. people should have a religious leader that share the same view as the parishoner. An eveangelical should be recruited for Evangelicals. Muslims should have a Muslim leader. One person should not be a Muslim then a Catholic then a Jew then a Baptist.
There are different protestant beliefs: baptist, eveangelicals, etc. Muslims, I think have two different type of beliefs. It is just possible.
2006-08-27 09:20:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Only one with an open mind and an open heart has true Goodness and is able to recognize the divine in All.
2006-08-30 06:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rather they called him a Councilor than a Clergy. If not Anointed by God , I would not want his Council.
2006-08-27 10:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by kritikos43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is fine given the circumstances and practically, we could not have every religion represented in every battle area.
2006-08-27 09:13:29 · answer #8 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is only one true God, so those who worship other that Him are already going to hell
2006-08-27 09:11:34 · answer #9 · answered by papaofgirlmegan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋