A rebuilt mosque in Afghanistan is now the “centerpiece of the local government” — with the aid of the US Marines.
Marine Capt. Jesse Hills…was the project manager for the refurbishment. He was responsible for finding out what exactly was needed to repair the mosque: the time and resources Read more
President Obama’s Justice Department is reportedly appealing the case of the Mount Soledad Memorial to the US Supreme Court. (A similar petition was filed by the Liberty Institute.) The 9th Circuit court of appeals previously ruled the 43-foot cross unconstitutional.
The government should not be required “to tear down a cross that has stood without incident for 58 years as a highly venerated memorial to the nation’s fallen service members,” Solicitor General Read more
“Being spiritually fit to fight is an essential element to being ready to accomplish your mission,” is Air Force Chaplain Lt. Col. Harp’s opinion on the mission of spiritual fitness.
Camp Buehring, Kuwait, recently opened its “Spiritual Life Center,” giving American troops at the remote base a place to “nurture the spiritual health of the warriors.”
Spiritual strength is one of the pillars of resiliency the military has attempted to support in its troops as they both fight in combat and reintegrate at home.
“I never attended services in the civilian world. But all that changed when I joined the Army.”
Jake Kohlman thought religious services during basic training would be a good excuse to get away from the military training instructors. He was right. But he was also renewed in his faith. As it turns out, many trainees may have gone just for the doughnuts:
After the service we filed into the parking lot, where some kind, older veterans had set up picnic tables with lemonade and doughnuts. Now I understood why the service was so popular…The doughnut I had that day was the best I’d ever had.
Turns out some other trainees caught on:
Eventually, word leaked out to the rest of the company about the doughnuts and lemonade, and by the end of Basic, 65 soldiers from my company alone were marching to services on Sunday…’
Chris Rodda of Michael Weinstein’s MRFF has previously said Christian Read more
The unit ministry team at Fort Stewart, Georgia, recently started a Bible study to help all soldiers with their spiritual resiliency.
Staff Sgt. Andre L. Gambrell, 4th IBCT chaplain assistant, said he and the chaplain started the event because Read more
In publishing the schedule of the upcoming atheist Rock Beyond Belief at Fort Bragg, Justin Griffith highlighted a significant change to his lineup. For weeks the event has hyped that the controversial group Aiden would “headline” the event right into the main draw — Richard Dawkins. In fact, the Rock Beyond Belief website still says Read more
As noted previously, the US Air Force’s “The Military Commander and the Law” broke some unique ground in 2010. For example, it appeared to specifically address the coercion tactics of Michael Weinstein when it advised commanders on responding to activists cold-calling them and demanding they accede to their interpretation of religion in the military.
In another newly addressed area, the JAGs broached the “emerging area” of blogs. Like the response to activists, this was only addressed in the “religious issues” section of the manual. This was probably because, like the response to activists, “recent events” had only brought up the issue of blogs and the Air Force as they related to religion, and Michael Weinstein was probably responsible for that, as well. The most relevant portion of the text:
– Military people have a right to use these sites for religious Read more
The “training” US troops received on how to handle the Koran in Afghanistan closed with this bold-faced, 48-pt font quote on the last slide:
“We will hold sacred the beliefs held sacred by others.”
That was probably a typo, since under the US Constitution the United States officially holds no beliefs sacred; instead, it protects the rights of each citizen to Read more