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Further Analysis of Expanded DoD Faith Groups

Further Analysis of Expanded DoD Faith Groups

Update 8/7: A 7/21 update made the following changes, which all seem to be grammatical and category errors, nothing related to content. Deleted: American Council Christian Catholic Church, Presbyterian Council for Chaplains, National Association of Evangelicals, Chaplaincy Full Gospel Churches, Associated Gospel Churches, and Tioga River (no active members). Entries for Reform Judaism, LDS, Open […]

Resources for the Newly Enlightened Atheist

Resources for the Newly Enlightened Atheist

There is significant angst in the military community about ‘loss of faith’. Loss of faith is listed explicitly as a moral injury and contributor to general and even traumatic stress. The wording ‘loss of faith’ is framed, purposely or not, for negativity and evangelism. The danger is seeing loss of faith as exclusively a bad thing […]

Military Chaplains Embrace Diversity Including Humanism

Military Chaplains Embrace Diversity Including Humanism

Update 25 May: Further Analysis of the list Update 23 Apr 2017: Minor corrections to Excel version of changes as well as a comparison to 2017 and 2013 Faith Group code listings to show impact of changes. Further commentary from MAAF and affected organizations, as well as analysis and recommendations forthcoming shortly as this story […]

Our Silent Vigil

Our Silent Vigil

“Our Silent Vigil” by Jeffrey Yelverton of Fort Jackson If you are in the military you are no stranger to Benedictions. As an agnostic, it was a bit of a change and a culture shock. Coming from the liberal midwest (Minneapolis), religion was not the most popular thing. It was considered a relic of the past, perpetuating outdated […]

Exciting Times for Atheists at Ft Campbell and Clarksville TN

Exciting Times for Atheists at Ft Campbell and Clarksville TN

Army Staff Sergeant Scott Williams is an unabashed atheist who makes no apologies for his disbelief. After PCSing to Fort Campbell, he found a home in the Fort Campbell satellite chapter of the Military Atheists and Secular Humanists (MASH), a subsidiary of MAAF – but he didn’t stop there. In March of 2016, Scott started an […]