{"id":35161,"date":"2016-06-10T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=35161"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:27:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:27:49","slug":"las-vegas-chaplain-serves-drone-pilots-preschoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/10\/las-vegas-chaplain-serves-drone-pilots-preschoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Chaplain Serves Drone Pilots, Preschoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The local Las Vegas Review-Journal covers<\/a> US Air Force Chaplain (Capt) Michael Engfer, a Reserve Chaplain who does double duty as a local Episcopal Reverend:<\/p>\n

The Rev. Michael Engfer occupies two distinct ministries.<\/p>\n

In November, he was named deacon in charge of All Saints Episcopal Church, a growing multicultural congregation…<\/p>\n

He also is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base as deputy wing chaplain for the 926th Wing Air Force Reserve unit. Among the people he serves are drone pilots, a new type of service with unique challenges.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chaplain Engfer also makes a point of explaining his view on marriage:\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Engfer also has a passion for another area of service he performs both in the church and on the base, to marry couples from every walk of life.<\/p>\n

Marriage is important to him. He and his wife, Kate, have four children, and he believes any couple that loves each other deserves that same happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Episcopal church there are no restrictions on who can marry, as long as they love one another,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if they are same-sex couples or undocumented immigrants. I\u2019ll even marry atheists.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last year Chaplain Engfer explained his relationship with Jesus Christ as similar to that with his parents:<\/p>\n

It involves knowing how much He loves me despite the physical distance. He shows he cares with occasional touches and has written a beautiful letter to me call the Scriptures. I call Him regularly and think of Him often and try to please him by my thoughts, words and behaviors. He desires my health, happiness and that I give and receive love and kindness from those in my life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Chaplain Engfer doesn’t precisely come from a Christian worldview — despite the fact he wears the Cross of Christ on his uniform.<\/p>\n

The US military generally does a decent job of protecting the religious liberty of its troops. Chaplains, of course, are a key tool to that end.<\/p>\n

Chaplains come from the range of traditions, though, despite complaints by some that “evangelicals” have taken over.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, for troops the religious symbol on the chaplain’s uniform only helps distinguish between Muslim, Jewish, and every other chaplain — since “every other” chaplain generally falls under the category of “Christian” in the military.<\/p>\n

If you really want to know what they believe, you’ll have to ask.<\/p>\n

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