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Supporting atheists in foxholes from MCRD San Diego to Kuwait, CGSC to the Pentagon, in active duty, VA, and civilian life. And remembering two in particular we said goodbye to this year. As we approach the end of another year, the shortest day, and the favorite holiday of our Christian friends, MAAF looks back on…
MAAF sponsored over 20 radio advertisements on local NPR station 88.1 WVPE, including during Science Friday. The campaign brought 29 new members to the local group, mostly from the Army.
MAAF found advertised 342 weekly services. Of those weekly services, 304 (88.9%) were Christian. If these public presences speak almost exclusively to Christianity, why should a non-Christian trust a chaplain; why should military leaders trust non-Christians with chaplains?
MAAF had a conversation with ChatPGT to see what an AI model thinks… or more accurately what it can aggregate, regarding some common topics for atheists in foxholes. (responses are edited for brevity) ChatGPT is, by all accounts, a great leap forward in human-created artificial intelligence. While by no means sentient, this AI’s ability to…
The Army’s new Publication of Field Manual 7-22 (FM 7-22 Oct 2020 Change 1) includes Chapter 10 “Spiritual Readiness.” The new chapter has a strong secular component and avoids the one-size-fits-all Christian spirituality that has tended to haunt the spiritual fitness efforts of the past. Religious solutions are available but not presented as being for…
Military atheists report divergence of religious affiliation of chaplains from the troops they should support.