Talked to my Squadron Chaplain today and he told me they have something called an ecclesiastical sponsor.(religion/denominational backing)

This sponsor can pull a Chaplain out of the military anytime they want (instantly) if the Chaplain goes against the church's doctrine.

So next time you hear a story about a branch of the service making their Chaplains do stuff against their faith, it is a lie.

Their oath to The Constitution is more like a suggestion. They still get to pick which sinners to service.

I thought since they were federal employees, it would be different. Wrong!

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:15 am to LSUcjb318

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Their oath to The Constitution is more like a suggestion.

Kind of like Congress, SCOTUS and executive branch officials?

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Posted by LSUcjb318

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Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:21 am to Ace Midnight

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Kind of like Congress, SCOTUS and executive branch officials?

I will give you the Congress and ex but the SCOTUS get to do the interpreting. So they kinda set the precedence.

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Posted by moneyg

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Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:33 am to LSUcjb318

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Talked to my Squadron Chaplain today and he told me they have something called an ecclesiastical sponsor.(religion/denominational backing)

This sponsor can pull a Chaplain out of the military anytime they want (instantly) if the Chaplain goes against the church's doctrine.

So next time you hear a story about a branch of the service making their Chaplains do stuff against their faith, it is a lie.

Their oath to The Constitution is more like a suggestion. They still get to pick which sinners to service.

I thought since they were federal employees, it would be different. Wrong