ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT FREEDOM SHOULD BE CONCERNED WHEN CHAPLAINS ARE BEING TOLD HOW AND HOW NOT TO PRAY
2007-01-11 12:15:48 · 12 answers · asked by atreadia 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Chaplans in the US Army, Navy, Airforce, and Marines are being told that they cannot pray in Jesus name for any reason. That is an infringement of their religious rights.
2007-01-11 12:22:33 · update #1
I am more concerned that any Chaplain would obey it.
2007-01-11 12:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sirius 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I know. What is next? Can't pray to the Great Spirit because someone might be bothered by it... For Pete's sake, they are Christians, and as Christians, should be allowed to pray to God however they want to. There are other types of Chaplans out there, let the military hire more of them if there aren't enough to go around.
2007-01-11 12:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow--what Christian chaplains are being told they can't pray in the name of Jesus? I mean, if they're just being told that they can't do it, say, over a school loudspeaker, then that's an issue of separation of Church and State. But in otherwise religious situations? Of *course* they should be able to pray in the name of Jesus!
2007-01-11 12:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a reference or link?
2007-01-11 12:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard that one. Maybe you should check it out at Snopes.com Nobody in the military has mentioned it to me.
It might happen if the service was all inclusive, a chance for Christians, Pagans, Mormons, Jews, Muslims to pray before a battle or something like that.
2007-01-11 12:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by metoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong, they are not being told that they can not "pray in Jesus name for any reason", they are being not to do do so when they are giving a general service for people of differing faiths, you are incorrect.
If they don't want to properly minister to people of multiple faiths, they should resign as a chaplain.
2007-01-11 12:27:33 · answer #6 · answered by Nick F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds a little silly for Christian chaplans to not do that. Who is telling them they can't?
2007-01-11 12:18:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't. Nor should any Muslim member of Congress be told he can't swear in on a copy of the Qur'an. Or any person of any religion be told they can't pray in their own fashion.
2007-01-11 12:19:52 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does telling poeple how to pray equate with freedom?
I have often been told I should pray.
I don't
2007-01-11 12:19:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What ever happened to freedom "from" religion?
2007-01-11 12:18:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋