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Via the Military Times: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz sent a servicewide memo Sept. 1 cautioning leaders at all levels to balance the Constitution’s protection of religious freedom and the prohibition on government intrusion. “We have seen instances where well-meaning commanders and senior noncommissioned officers appeared to advance a particular religious view among their subordinates, calling into […]
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Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff, a retired military chaplain who served as command chaplain for the U.S. European Command, has proposed that the military adopt a universal lapel insignia for all chaplains. The intent is to have a symbol that will be universally recognized, and not be specific to each individual religion. Right now, chaplains wear their own faith symbol on their […]
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In case you don’t follow us on Twitter and Facebook, here are a few headlines you might have missed lately: Ground breaking ceremony took place on September 12th on Chaplains Hill in section 2 for the Jewish Chaplains Monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Ensign Yonina Creditor, a Navy chaplain candidate, wrote and excellent piece about why she chose the military […]
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