Re: Free speech for chaplains

2005-07-13 Thread bortd
Suppose you were religiously as you are, and in the service today. What standard of conduct should there be for a chaplinof another denomination who sincerely believed you wereutterly lostwithout conversion to his religious view?-Original Message-From: Rick Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Law

Re: Free speech for chaplains

2005-07-13 Thread Rick Duncan
He could tell me I was unsaved and needed to make a different choice (Baal or whatever)if I wanted to be saved. I would say thanks but no thanks, I've got Jesus. Indeed, if he truly thought I was on the road to Hell and didn't tell me, he would not be showing me respect and love; he would be

Re: Free speech for chaplains

2005-07-13 Thread Steve Sanders
The military is funded by citizens for the business of fighting wars, not going about proactively searching for souls that need to be saved. Any soldier who feels the need may, of course, seek out a chaplain, and if one thing leads to another, fine. But if a chaplain's initial approaches are

RE: Chaplains and nondenominational hiring

2005-07-13 Thread Douglas Laycock
The military tries to get chaplains of various faiths in proportion to the representation of those faiths in the military. Hard to argue with that, although lately it has apparently been hard to do. But even assuming perfect success in that effort, it does not remotely follow that a soldier or