{"id":45204,"date":"2020-02-27T13:32:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=45204"},"modified":"2021-04-01T10:51:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T13:51:29","slug":"army-general-conducts-chaplain-changing-of-the-stole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/27\/army-general-conducts-chaplain-changing-of-the-stole\/","title":{"rendered":"Army General Conducts Chaplain Changing of the Stole"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last fall, US Army BGen Timothy Connelly transferred the stole<\/a> of his command chaplain from outgoing Chaplain (Col) Charles \u201cChuck\u201d Lynde to incoming Chaplain (Col) Charles Causey.<\/p>\n

\"\"As has been discussed before, the changing of the stole appears to be a “tradition” largely only within the US Army. The passing of responsibility from one chaplain to another is a benign event, though it is notable that Commanding Generals participate — as they likely should, as the chaplain is their command chaplain.<\/p>\n

A “stole” is a slightly odd thing for a non-liturgical chaplain to “receive” to begin with, since they wear no vestments — but putting a Christian stole on the shoulders of a Muslim chaplain, done a couple of years ago<\/a>, was odder still.<\/p>\n

Sometimes “tradition” prevails, it seems.<\/p>\n

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