Military Atheists Want to Join Chaplaincy?
The New York Times has an interesting article titled “Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military.”
Strange as it sounds, groups representing atheists and secular humanists are pushing for the appointment of one of their own to the chaplaincy, hoping to give voice to what they say is a large — and largely underground — population of nonbelievers in the military.
The ironic part is atheists have previously implied Chaplains’ “secular” roles are better filled by people such as psychologists and behavioral health experts — leaving Chaplains to purely “religious” endeavors.
The atheists apparently want an advocate for their organized beliefs, which just sounds strange to say. But Jason Torpy of the MAAF says exactly that: Read more