MM Everyone!

Take a look at this, I found this daunting:

"Lt. Col. Randall C. Dolinger, spokesman for the Army's Chief of Chaplains office, said the Sacred Well Congregation has met all the requirements to become an endorser, except one: It has not presented a 'viable candidate.' The group's previous nominee was turned away because his eyesight was not correctable to 20-20.

I think crap like this is a big reason why I want out of the military. Its all fine and good for most other religions but a ton of us that are in the uniform are afraid of coming forth with our religion. Where i'm stationed at a guy came out and wanted to take some time off for Samhain and he ended up mysteriously not getting a medal AND his promotion due to some "clerical" error. When does this kind of discrimination stop???

Just outraged at the moment. Makes me feel like lobbying congress

Woody

MM Again,

More BS:

Jim Ammerman, founder of the Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches noted that there is a longstanding agreement that ecclesiastical endorsers do not terminate the papers of a chaplain who wants to make a valid switch. He said:

"But if it's not a valid thing, all bets are off,. ... [Wiccans] run around naked in the woods" [and] "draw blood with a dagger [in their ceremonies]. You can't do that in the military. It's against good order and discipline."

Why are some people still living under rocks? Is it wrong that people want to actually have representation in the military for their members that actually do want to fight for their country. My own views tell me that I want to practice pacifism and thats just my view but I still think its messed up that for the people that honestly want to be in the military that we can't get our own Chaplain. Politics...nasty.

Woody

http://gatesofhorn.com/blog/wiccan_victory_over_administration_bigotry

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/susan_brooks_thistlethwaite/2007/07/some_of_my_best_friends_are_wi.html

http://www.sunfell.com/airforce.htm