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Installation Chaplain Services Disregard Needs of Nontheists

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Installation Chaplain Services Disregard Needs of Nontheists

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?

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Army Publishes New Holistic Fitness with Secular Spirituality

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 Advocacy – How and Why Jun 13th

Military Advocacy – How and Why Jun 13th

Join Jason Torpy, President of MAAF and Army Captain, and Jason Lemieux, CFI Director of Government Affairs and former Marine Sergeant, for training on advocacy about and by military members and veterans. Both are also Iraq war veterans. The discussion will be hosted by the Sarah Levin, Director of Grass Roots and Community Programs for […]

US Chaplains meet Dutch Humanist Chaplains

US Chaplains meet Dutch Humanist Chaplains

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 […]

Remembering Foxhole Atheist and Police Officer Tori Aletheia

Remembering Foxhole Atheist and Police Officer Tori Aletheia

MAAF is remembering Tori Aletheia who died last week. MAAF featured her life-saving police work in 2014. Her husband Zach is receiving a lot of support from Iowa Atheists & Freethinkers. Their last name, “Aletheia,” means truth. They chose it together in favor of their old names. Included below is Zach’s short remembrance to the […]

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