Archives for 2014

The commander of an Ohio Air National Guard unit has censored his subordinates and forbidden them to print Bible verses in a newspaper, violating their First Amendment rights and essentially requiring they only express atheism in public.

Lawyers at Alliance Defending Freedom explain:
“Here’s what happened. The Stinger, a newsletter of the Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, commanded by Col. Craig R. Baker, includes a monthly informational column called ‘Commander’s Comments.’ Recently, Col. Florencio Marquinez, the Commander of the Fighter Wing’s Medical Group, volunteered his views in the September, 2014 edition of The Stinger.

“That’s when the problem started.  A civilian complained about Col. Marquinez’s article, claiming it to be  ‘odious’ and ‘offending.’  Now, those are pretty harsh words.  Surely the article must have been really bad.  It must have advocated something horrible.  So what was it that got the civilian so upset?”

Watch!  Dr. Chaps’ 7-minute TV commentary on why Colonel Baker censored his subordinate and deleted Bible verses from his news article–>

“It was simply this: that Col. Marquinez recognized that military service brings many challenges, and for him, his faith in Christ helped keep him on the right path. Noting that our nation proclaims ‘In God We Trust,’ he suggested that personal faith could also bring value…

“That’s it.  That’s what was ‘offending’ and ‘odious.’  That’s what got the civilian so worked up…Col. Baker ordered the newsletter to be republished, with the ‘offending’ and ‘odious’ piece removed.”  That’s clearly censorship of the Bible and his subordinates.

TAKE ACTION!  Call the base operator at 419-868-4250.  Press option 1, (“locating an ID card number or phone number”), then press option 2, (“locating a phone number”).  That transfers you to the operator, and you can ask to be transferred to Col. Craig R. Baker, commander of the 180th Fighter Wing.  Ask him three questions: 
1. Why did you censor the Bible verses from your subordinate’s article in the paper?
2. Are you a domestic enemy of the Constitution?
3. Why are you forcing atheism upon your subordinates?

Anybody who makes that phone call, then emails me what he says (and your mailing address), will get a free copy of my book “The Demons of Barack H. Obama.”

WE HEREBY INVITE COLONEL BAKER OR HIS SPOKESMAN TO APPEAR ON OUR TV SHOW TO EXPLAIN.  Call me at 1-866-Obey-God to schedule.

Let’s petition Congress to stop threatening troops and chaplains for expressing their faith.

Please select here to sign urgent petition, and we will fax all 100 Senators (saving you time!) to PROTECT MILITARY CHAPELS, CHAPLAINS AND TROOPS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM to oppose immorality, restore the good chapel amendment from H.R. 4310.

Or you may choose our Free Petition Option Here.

Chaplain vs. Atheist on Bibles in Navy Hotels.  Debate!

I had the privilege of debating an atheist complainer, Sam Grover from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, on national TV this week, courtesy of NewsmaxTV and former Congressman J.D. Hayworth.

Watch!  Video debate between Dr. Chaps and Atheist Complainer (and full report of our victory) here–>

After YOU petitioned Congress, the Navy repented and returned the Bibles, TEMPORARILY until they review policy.

“The spokesman for an organization that promotes religious liberty says he is grateful the U.S. Navy has reversed its decision that removed Gideon-placed Bibles in naval base hotel rooms,” reports OneNewsNow.

“Ron Crews, executive director of The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, says he was pleased with the U.S. Navy’s reversal. But that reversal is only temporary, he points out.

“A spokesman for the Navy told The Christian Post that the ‘religious materials,’ meaning the Bibles, will be returned while the Navy’s ‘religious accomodation policies’ are being reviewed.

“Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former U.S. Navy chaplain, says he is grateful that people called Congress and reversed the decision. Be he points out, like Crews, that the decision is temporary.

“So reviewing the policy could go either way,” says Klingenschmitt, who runs ‘The Pray in Jesus Name Project’ that advocates for religious liberty in the armed forces.”

Let’s continue to CALL CONGRESSMAN BUCK MCKEON at (202) 225-1956, and say these words:  “MAKE THE NAVY STOP REMOVING BIBLES FROM HOTELS.  Our Sailors need free access to Bibles especially when they travel away from home.”

Then let’s fax Congress to demand religious freedom for all our troops and chapels:

Please select here to sign urgent petition, and we will fax all 100 Senators (saving you time!) to PROTECT MILITARY CHAPELS, CHAPLAINS AND TROOPS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM to oppose immorality, restore the good chapel amendment from H.R. 4310.

Or you may choose our Free Petition Option Here.

God Bless you, in Jesus’ name,

Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD
Who is Dr. Chaps?   Read bio here.

Prefer to donate by mail?  Please write:  The Pray In Jesus Name Project, PO Box 77077, Colorado Springs, CO  80970.

The Obama Administration has set a deadline of January 2016 to require women be allowed to serve in front-line military combat roles, despite physical inequalities.

“Faced with a January 2016 deadline for introducing women to combat units, the U.S. Marines have discovered that for every man who fails a simulated artillery lift-and-carry test, 28 women fail,” reports WND.com.

“And for a test simulating moving over a seven-foot high wall, less than 1.2 percent of the men could not get over, compared to 21.32 percent of women…

“In a pull-up test, women averaged 3.59 while men averaged 15.69 – more than four times as many.

Watch!  Dr. Chaps’ exclusive TV interview with Phyllis Schlafly, the legendary conservative activist who defeated the ERA, and stands against requiring women to fight in front-line combat roles–>

“A ‘clean and press’ event involved single lifts of 70, 80, 95 and 115 pounds plus six repetitions of a 65 pound lift.

“80% of the men passed the 115 pound test but only 8.7 percent of the women.“…

“The Marines said nearly one in five women ‘could not complete the tank loading drill in the allotted time.'”

[Dr. Chaps’ comment:  I agree with Phyllis Schafly, who opposes drafting your 18-year old girls into front-line combat.  As a 20-year military veteran and former Navy Chaplain, I believe in the moral equality of women.  I also recognize the genders are not physically equal.  If President Obama confuses gender distinctions by falsely claiming their physical equality, he will endanger our men and women in uniform.]

I’m amazed how many Democrats demand equality for everybody except Christians or  Chaplains who pray “in Jesus’ name” in public.  Let’s petition Congress to protect the First Amendment rights of our military chaplains.

Please select here to sign urgent petition, and we will fax all 100 Senators (saving you time!) to PROTECT MILITARY CHAPLAINS RIGHT TO PRAY “IN JESUS’ NAME” or according to their conscience.  Or sign free option here.

Atheist wins, refuses “So Help Me God” in Military Oath

Does anybody see the irony, that atheists have freedom and are NOT required to say “so help me God” in their enlistment oath, but military chaplains are sometimes punished if they pray publicly “in Jesus’ name?”

“The Air Force said Wednesday it has joined the other military services in allowing its members to take their enlistment or officer appointment oaths without including ‘so help me God,'” reports Breitbart.com.

“The change was prompted by an atheist airman at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, who crossed out the words on his Department of Defense reenlistment documents. The previous policy had required that the four words be included, so the case was shuttled to the Department of Defense General Counsel, which ruled the airman was permitted to cross out the words.”

Watch!  Dr. Chaps’ 7-minute TV commentary (Start at the 20:20 mark), on the atheist who was pressured to say “so help me God” to re-enlist–>

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James stated, “We take any instance in which airmen report concerns regarding religious freedom seriously. We are making the appropriate adjustments to ensure our airmen’s rights are protected.”

“The airman was a technical sergeant who was not an atheist in 2003 when he enlisted, but became an atheist later, according to attorney Monica Miller of the American Humanist Association.”

[Dr. Chaps’ comment:  As a Christian Chaplain defending the Constitution, ironically I actually support the atheist’s right to free religious belief.  He took a stand for his non-faith, and he won.  It reminds me of when I took a stand for my right to pray publicly “in Jesus’ name” as a Navy Chaplain.  I lost.  I was denied the right to renew my contract, I endured misdemeanor court-martial, I was honorably but involuntarily discharged, and denied a million-dollar pension despite 20-years of active duty service (my 4 cadet years didn’t count).  My wife and I were evicted from our home.  Congress later agreed with me and changed the policy, but I still wonder: If an atheist airman can re-enlist, but a Navy chaplain who prays in Jesus’ name cannot, why is there a double-standard against Christians?]

Please sign our petition for military chaplains who pray in Jesus’ name:

Please select here to sign urgent petition, and we will fax all 100 Senators (saving you time!) to PROTECT MILITARY CHAPLAINS RIGHT TO PRAY “IN JESUS’ NAME” or according to their conscience.  Or sign free option here.

2,500 Chaplains sue Navy but are denied Class Standing

A federal judge has denied 2,500 evangelical Chaplains any right to join together in class standing to sue the U.S. Navy for anti-Christian religious discrimination.

The Chaplains had alleged “the U.S. Navy discriminated against them by employing a secret voting system that creates a bias in favor of promoting Catholics and liturgical Protestants,” reports Courthousenews.com.

“A group of 65 current and former nonliturgical Protestant chaplains [who already had class standing also] sued the Navy claiming liturgical chaplains are 10 percent more likely to be recommended for promotion if a chaplain of their same denomination sits on the Navy’s selection board, whose members cast secret votes of confidence.

“The D.C. Circuit revived in November 2012 the Baptist, Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic Navy chaplains’ claims, which allegedly date back to 1976.

“While other branches of the Armed Services use public voting, the Navy’s secret voting system allows chaplains to essentially veto a candidate of a different religion by voting a zero level of confidence, according to the complaint.

Watch!  Dr. Chaps’ 7-minute TV commentary on why 2,500 Chaplains cannot collectively sue the U.S. Navy for religious discrimination–>

“The plaintiffs renewed on Dec. 4, 2012, their motion to certify a class of up to 2,500 chaplains whose careers the voting system allegedly injured or may injure in the future.

“But U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler refused to preliminarily enjoin the voting process Feb. 28, 2013, finding that the chaplains provided no evidence of intentional discrimination [despite admitting 10% less promotions].

“Last week she declined to certify the class, finding that the plaintiffs’ individual anecdotes ‘vary widely’ and thus eschew commonality requirements.”

[Dr. Chaps’ comment:  The judge got it wrong.  There remains widespread discrimination against evangelical chaplains who pray “in Jesus’ name” and preach the gospel of Christ in church.  When I was a chaplain, they illegally punished my sermons in writing, for quoting ‘exclusive’ Bible verses like John 3:36 during optional Christian worship.]

Let’s petition Congress to defend chaplains who pray “in Jesus’ name.”

Please select here to sign urgent petition, and we will fax all 100 Senators (saving you time!) to PROTECT MILITARY CHAPLAINS RIGHT TO PRAY “IN JESUS’ NAME” or according to their conscience.  Or sign free option here.

God Bless you, in Jesus’ name,

Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD
Who is Dr. Chaps?   Read bio here.

Prefer to donate by mail?  Please write:  The Pray In Jesus Name Project, PO Box 77077, Colorado Springs, CO  80970.