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 […]
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” 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 It was considered a relic of the past, perpetuating outdated […]
The Family Research Council has chosen to celebrate Humanism as a way to advance its agenda of hate against LGBT persons. FRC has accepted a guest blog from an anonymous (and prudent) Air Force officer. The blog lays out the case that because humanists tend to support LGBT rights, that the DoD pro-LGBT policy is endorsing […]
This Memorial Day, the Washington Post examined how some chaplains struggle to reconcile their faith with the terrors of war: “What happens when the military chaplain is shaken by war” by Michelle Boorstein. The article provides some candid and real struggles of chaplains who see the physical and spiritual destruction inherent in war. I refer […]