President Obama has expressed his opposition to a Republican-authored amendment in the House defense authorization bill that would protect the conscience rights of chaplains who do not want to perform “marriage” ceremonies for homosexual military personnel. Written in part by U.S Representative Todd Akin (R-Mo.), Section 536 of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act stipulates …
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Chaps In the News
Keeping an eye on senators re: chaplains' rights
Gordon Klingenschmitt is a former Navy chaplain who now runs The Pray In Jesus Name Project. He is pleased that the House Armed Services Committee has approved two amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill — one by Missouri Republican Todd Akin, and the other by Mississippi Republican Steven Palazzo. “[Those bills] would protect military chaplains’ rights …
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Pelosi slams measure to protect military chaplains from being forced to hold gay weddings
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Democrat House leaders including Nancy Pelosi have opposed a measure to ensure military chaplains are not forced to perform same-sex “marriages,” arguing that it is based on a “manufactured crisis” and therefore unnecessary – a response strongly criticized by chaplain advocates. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday echoed …
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Pelosi Calls Chaplain 'Conscience Clause' a 'Fraud'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blasted a Republican proposal that would protect military chaplains from performing same-sex marriages, saying the provision in unnecessary. “Nobody is ordering them to do that,” Pelosi told reporters Thursday. “I’ve never seen any suggestion that we’re ordering chaplains to perform same-sex [marriages]. Where is that? I think that they can …
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Former Navy Chaplain Blames Homosexuality On Marketing
David Pakman was kind enough to let us know about an interview that he did with former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt. The former chaplain insists that people are born straight, but that marketing somehow makes someone gay. According to Pakman, he “countered that if marketing accounts for homosexuality in humans, how does it happen in …
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Former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt Says Marketing Makes You Gay
Former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt has said everyone is born straight and marketing turns some people gay. Klingenschmitt made national headlines when he challenged the military’s rule on inclusive prayers during events which include a multi-faith audience such as ship commissionings and change-of-command ceremonies. A born-again Christian, Klingenschmitt demanded the right to pray “in the …
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Gordon Klingenschmitt, Former Navy Chaplain, Slams Obama's Gay Marriage Stance
Yet another right-wing pundit has come forward with puzzling declarations in an effort to denounce President Obama’s support of same-sex marriage support of same-sex marriage last week. Former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt took to “The David Pakman Show” in an interview set to air May 21, slamming Obama for being “on the wrong side of …
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Interview With Dr. Klingenschmitt
Chaplain Klingenschmitt a Hero for the Gospel: Dr. Gordon Klingenschmitt (known by his friends as Chaps) stood up to the power of the US Navy when they told him not to pray in Jesus’ name. Though he got the Navy’s policy reversed he lost his 16 year career and a million dollar pension. Chaps lends …
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Atheists protest, Air Force reacts
A former Navy chaplain who fights to defend religious freedom says it’s an outrage that Air Force officials appear ready to remove a requirement for Bibles to be placed in on-base lodging rooms. The Warner Robins Patriot, a Georgia newspaper, recently reported that officials with Air Force Services Operations have apparently agreed in principle to …
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VICTORY: District Court Affirms Right of Chaplains to Offer Imprecatory Prayers, Grants TRI Request to Dismiss Lawsuit
DALLAS, Texas—Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have succeeded in getting a lawsuit dismissed against a chaplaincy endorsing organization that was being sued over allegations that a chaplain affiliated with the group solicited imprecatory prayers which the plaintiffs considered to be “terroristic threats.” The lawsuit, which defined imprecatory prayer as “prayers for the Lord to protect …
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