At Boston College, this weekend, former House Chaplain Conroy spoke about his life as a Jesuit and how that informed his ministry. During that discussion, he proudly recounted his discrimination against humanists. He said he denied a request for accommodation to give a humanist invocation, that it was just “rah rah fervorino” that he would […]
by Chaplain Jared Anderson I wish I had recognized chaplain ingredients sooner, so I would have had a more direct path into military service. The opportunity to serve those who have served is supremely meaningful to me, and I only regret that I didn’t start earlier. In my role as hospice chaplain, I was recently […]
Around the world, the Happy Human is widely known and widely recognized. However, in the Dutch military, they wear a different crest. The reason is mostly just that that’s the way it has been for 50 years. The Dutch military has had Humanist Chaplains for that long and at that time, the Happy Human was […]
This January, the Dutch military agreed to send representatives to visit the US. The United States has a troubling shortage of Humanist chaplains. Despite an promising memorandum from the Department of Defense last year, 0 is the exact number of Humanist Chaplains currently serving in the military while atheists and agnostics now outnumber all non-Christian […]
Update: The family has set up a fundraiser. This is confirmed and a good spot to give. https://www.gofundme.com/HelpTheSmithGirls Scott Smith killed his wife Jennifer yesterday morning, Nov 27th, 2017, and then himself. He left their two daughters and his son without parents. This is a tragedy and a time to mourn. MAAF expresses sincere condolences […]