{"id":35715,"date":"2016-08-12T00:30:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=35715"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:10:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:10:03","slug":"gay-advocates-fear-christians-endanger-the-military-chaplaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/12\/gay-advocates-fear-christians-endanger-the-military-chaplaincy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Advocates Fear Christians Endanger the Military Chaplaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the ensuing discussions\u00a0about Chaplain Sonny Hernandez’s article on transgenderism and the military chaplaincy<\/a>, Tom Carpenter of the Forum on the Military Chaplaincy tried to claim a moral high ground, saying the Christian beliefs expressed by Chaplain Hernandez might “bring down<\/a>” and “lead to the dismantling<\/a> of the military chaplaincy”:<\/p>\n

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Sonny: I sincerely fear people like you and the Christian Fighter Pilot are going to bring down the military chaplaincy. And that would be a real tragedy for our men and women in the uniform.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I caution you to be careful your conduct and words do not lead to the dismantling of the military chaplaincy. That would be a tragedy to our service members who really need support and guidance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tom Carpenter simultaneously describes himself as a Christian and a homosexual. Despite a statement<\/a> that his Forum supports “free and diverse religious expression,” he has previously stated\u00a0that military chaplains who do not affirm\u00a0the homosexual lifestyle — that is, those who have a\u00a0“religious expression” that is diverse from his own — need to “return to civilian life<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Interesting, too, was who “liked” Carpenter’s comment — though she was otherwise silent:<\/p>\n

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Ashley Broadway is the woman who famously decried not being allowed to join a military spouses’ group because she wasn’t a military spouse — even though she didn’t want to join, she was ‘just making a point.’ Similar to Carpenter, Broadway has also claimed she was both a “devout Christian” and a homosexual. In her public role as part of the American Military Partner Association, she has derided Christian chaplains who do not support homosexuality as “hypocrites” who “deny services <\/a>to our families” because of their religious beliefs — though neither she nor her group have ever actually cited a case of a chaplain denying services to anyone.<\/p>\n

To be clear: Two homosexual activists who are “Christians” that support “diversity”\u00a0believe military chaplains shouldn’t be able to either exercise their faiths — and that chaplains shouldn’t be allowed to\u00a0protect the religious liberty of military troops who share their theology.<\/p>\n

And yet those two homosexual activists think it’s those Christians<\/em> who may “bring down the chaplaincy.”<\/p>\n

Project much?<\/p>\n

Activists like Carpenter and Broadway would require Christian, Muslim, and Jewish troops to affirm homosexuality, even if to do so would violate the tenets of their faith. (Sexuality trumps religion<\/a>, apparently.)\u00a0 Or, one step further, Carpenter and Broadway would simply prohibit men and women of those faiths from serving in the US military at all.<\/p>\n

In other words, they’re advocating a “religious test” for military service.<\/p>\n

Ironically, in “pushing” this ideology, they are “forcing their beliefs” on those who don’t agree — something they accused Christians of doing previously. Of course, Christians are the ones advocating liberty, and haven’t similarly called for the government to restrict chaplains or troops.<\/p>\n

Broadway and Carpenter would neuter the religious beliefs of both the chaplaincy and US troops, in essence creating a “middle of the road” inoffensive civil religion within the military. At that point, the religious culture within the US military would be nothing more than a lukewarm faith.<\/p>\n

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God\u2019s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm\u2014neither hot nor cold\u2014I am about to spit you out of my mouth…<\/p>\n

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Revelation 7:14-16, 19<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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