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November 13, 2013
Veterans Affairs Forbids Chaplains from Quoting Bible or Praying in Name of Jesus
Veterans Affairs Forbids Chaplains from Quoting Bible or Praying in Name of Jesus
Two chaplains were forced out of a military training program after they refused orders to quit quoting the Bible and mention Jesus.
The men said they were ridiculed and harassed.
Two Baptist chaplains said they were forced out of a Veterans Affairs chaplain training program after they refused orders to stop quoting the Bible and to stop praying in the name of Jesus.
When the men objected to those demands, they were subjected to ridicule and harassment that led to one of the chaplains leaving the program and the other being ejected, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.
The Conservative Baptist Association of America is suing Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki; the group’s suit alleges two of its chaplains were openly ridiculed by the leader of the San Diego-based VA-DOD Clinical Pastoral Education Center program.
‘Not only was the treatment these men received inappropriate, it was also a violation of federal law and the religious freedom guarantees of the First Amendment.’ - Attorney John Wells
“Not only was the treatment these men received inappropriate, it was also a violation of federal law and the religious freedom guarantees of the First Amendment,” said John Wells, an attorney representing the Colorado-based denomination.
“No American choosing to serve in the armed forces should be openly ridiculed for his Christian faith,” he said, calling it one of the most blatant cases of religious discrimination he has ever seen.
Wild Thing's comment.............
This is very troubling to see this happen in our country. It means more more, step by step it is headed to a Godless nation, I pray it won't go that far but it sure seems to be.
Posted by Wild Thing at November 13, 2013 12:48 AM
Comments
Baptist chaplains - Yes. Shinseki - No.
Posted by: TomR,armed in Texas at November 13, 2013 11:56 AM
What happned to the UCMJ that the military goes by for its Courts Marshals proceedings. There are articles in the UCMJ about ridiculing and harassing people, along with being forced to obey unlawful orders.
Did something change about the UCMJ that is does not apply anymore to the military?
Posted by: Heltau at November 13, 2013 09:00 PM
Gee, but they can quote from the Koran or the Bhagavad Gita, eh? (Diversity, you know... )
Posted by: Anonymous at November 14, 2013 11:30 PM
