military chaplains
The Navy needs more chaplains
By Gregory N. Todd — May 15, 2023
(RNS) — All three sea services want and need more chaplains — but the recruiting deficit is extreme.
How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century
By Wendy Cadge and Michael Skaggs — June 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — Chaplaincy emerged as a professional field in the mid-20th century. In the years since, their roles have evolved and they have also come to include many diverse religious traditions.
Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
By Lolita C. Baldor — December 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 12,000 military service members refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are seeking religious exemptions, and so far they are having zero success. That total lack of approvals is creating new tensions within the military, even as the vast majority of the armed forces have gotten vaccinated. The services, urgently trying to keep […]
Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century
By Associated Press — June 22, 2021
(AP) — The German government in 2019 approved a proposal by the Central Council of Jews to restore religious counseling for Jews serving in the armed forces.
Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben named as first woman to serve as House chaplain
By Bob Smietana — December 31, 2020
(RNS) — A Presbyterian minister and longtime chaplain will be the first woman to serve as House chaplain.
Defense Department expands its list of recognized religions
By Kimberly Winston — April 21, 2017
(RNS) The list doubles to include many minority religions, including humanism, Asatru and heathenism.
Moral injury: An assault on the soul
By Martin E. Marty — August 31, 2016
...just to watch parades or hear macho defenses of the military or ponder theological “just war” arguments will not go far enough, now that we realize anew that moral injury of this sort can be fatal to individuals and cultures.
Chaplains help others grieve, but learn to grieve themselves
By Adelle M. Banks — February 5, 2014
(RNS) This often-unspoken need is now being addressed across the country, with new training and a greater emphasis on mentoring.
Navy chaplains to receive more training on sexual abuse
By Tim Townsend — October 7, 2013
ST. LOUIS (RNS) Each year, Navy chaplains receive professional development training around a specific issue. Next year’s focus will be on pastoral care for sexual assault victims.
Southern Baptists say no to gay weddings for military chaplains
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 5, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) Southern Baptists have nearly 1,500 endorsed chaplains serving in the U.S. military, more than any other denomination or faith group.
House rejects call to allow nonreligious military chaplains
By Kimberly Winston — July 24, 2013
(RNS) The Pentagon recognizes more than 200 endorsing agents, all of them based on a belief in God. But there has been a recent push by Humanists to endorse their own military chaplains.
SIDEBAR: Military chaplains who died in the line of duty
By Mark I. Pinsky — February 20, 2013
(RNS) At least 10 military chaplains died in the line of duty in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Computer simulator preps military chaplains for the battlefield
By Mark I. Pinsky — February 20, 2013
ORLANDO (RNS) Nothing short of the real thing prepares someone for serving under fire, veterans say, but a computer simulation company here has won a $100,000 development contract to develop a program designed to help prospective military chaplains.
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