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Despite the Supreme Court’s reassurance that their ruling would not impact the religious freedom of “religious organizations and persons,” a few groups are now using the ruling to call for an end to Christians in the US military chaplaincy.<\/p>\nDespite the Supreme Court’s reassurance that their ruling would not impact the religious freedom of “religious organizations and persons,” a few groups are now using the ruling to call for an end to Christians in the US military chaplaincy.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michael “Mikey” Weinstein<\/strong> yet again highlighted the oxymoronic name\u00a0of his Military “Religious Freedom” Foundation by claiming that Christian chaplains should be “ousted” merely because of their religious beliefs [emphasis added]:\u00a0 <\/p>\n As long as these faux \u201cvictimized\u201d chaplains insist on accepting a government paycheck…while…maintaining the state of antagonism between their religion and the sexual\/gender identities of servicemembers<\/strong>, then they don\u2019t belong in the military<\/strong>…<\/p>\n If they are unwilling or too cowardly to [resign], then the Department of Defense must expeditiously cleanse itself of the intolerant filth<\/strong> that insists on lingering in the ranks of our armed forces.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s the essence of Weinstein’s thousand-word screed<\/a>: If the religious beliefs of chaplains are in conflict with the social acceptance of homosexuality, then the military must “cleanse itself of the intolerant filth.” Sound like “religious freedom” to you?<\/p>\n Not to be outdone, Jason Torpy<\/strong> of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers said Weinstein was a “bit slow<\/a>,” implying the MAAF had essentially said the same thing in 2013<\/a>. Tom Carpenter<\/strong> of the homosexual-activist Forum on the Military Chaplaincy similarly piled on, saying<\/a> he had said in 2013<\/a> that these chaplains “need to return to civilian life.”<\/p>\n To his credit, Torpy recognized that these religious views are actually represented in the majority<\/em> of the US military chaplaincy [capitalization original]:<\/p>\n [These] endorsers represent[] the MAJORITY of chaplains. This is an existential crisis for the chaplaincy, one the chaplaincy has thus far, and can’t for much longer, simply work around…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n What he, Carpenter, and Weinstein fail to publicly acknowledge — though they may privately admit — is these religious views on homosexuality are also held by a majority of US troops <\/em>– not just chaplains.<\/em><\/p>\n In essence, this trio is attacking the military religious freedom of every US service member who has traditional religious beliefs — and saying those troops\u00a0(the “filth,” as Weinstein called them) should not be allowed to serve<\/em> in the US military.<\/p>\n If the US government determines certain religious beliefs are\u00a0disqualifying for military service — as these critics demand — where is religious freedom, and where is the US Constitution’s protection of religious liberty?<\/p>\n The cries of these critics of religion will likely be dismissed without much thought —\u00a0for now. But then, the concept of government-endorsed homosexuality was similarly dismissed not that long ago.<\/p>\n Also at WND<\/a> and Christian News Network<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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