Let Us Pray. Almighty God, we are outraged that the cross which has been displayed outside a chapel on an isolated military base in Afghanistan has been removed, due to an unconstitutional Army regulation which claims no permanent display of religious symbols can be affixed to a chapel, prompting outrage from American service members who say the cross brings great comfort. Officers admit nobody complained about the cross since its display in October. From 1 Corinthians 1:18, the cross is foolish to those perishing, but to the saved, it is the power of God, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Ex-Chaplain Sues for Reinstatement or Retirement
A former Navy chaplain kicked out of the service for wearing his uniform in a protest at the White House has sued to get his conviction overturned, get back pay, and either reinstatement or full retirement.
Former Lt. Gordon Klingenschmitt’s court-martial and dismissal was the culmination of a series of clashes with the Navy over his invoking Jesus’ name in prayers at military public events attended by non-Christians.
Among the claims in the suit, Klingenschmitt argues that the court-martial, along with the failure of the Defense Department’s inspector general to fully investigate his complaints against the Navy, were capricious and arbitrary.
A Navy spokeswoman confirmed service officials are in receipt of the lawsuit, and said the Justice Department would represent the Navy going forward.
Klingenschmitt had been a chaplain for 16 years when he was discharged in 2007. If his lawsuit were successful, he would likely be eligible for 20 years’ retirement.
Since his discharge, Klingenschmitt has launched The Pray in Jesus’ Name Project in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1986. He took his commission in the Air Force and was a major when he asked to transfer to the Navy, which reduced him one pay grade to lieutenant.
Klingenschmitt claimed he was barred by commanders from referring to Jesus in his prayers, and that they demanded his prayers be secular so as not to offend non-Christians.
He conducted an 18-day hunger strike in front of the White House in January of 2006 to protest what he considered unconstitutional restrictions on how he could pray. Two months later — in violation of an order not to wear his uniform at a public demonstration — he showed up again at the White House in uniform.
He was then charged with disobeying an order, convicted and, after his appeal was rejected, separated from the Navy.
This article was written by Bryant Jordan for Military.com …
Bloomberg facing legal challenge to censorship of faith
There’s been criticism of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to exclude clergy from this weekend’s 10th anniversary events marking the day the Islamic terrorists struck New York~ Washington and in Pennsylvania in 2001~ killing almost 3~000.
It’s come from the religious right and left both. Some 62~000 Americans signed petitions assembled by the Family Research Council asking him to relent. Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice wrote that the United States “has a long and cherished history of prayer~ from the first prayer in Congress in 1774 to the National Day of Prayer celebrated each year. Even the Supreme Court acknowledges our religious heritage.”
But all apparently without impact on the mayor who made the decision.
Now~ however~ a new incentive is coming into Bloomberg’s world: A lawsuit that challenges his decision on the basis of the 1st Amendment’s freedom of speech and religion provisions.
What he is doing is sending a message that radical Islam takes precedence over the Judeo-Christian tradition in New York City and throughout the country. He’s sending a message that terrorists are welcome in New York City. That’s not the message that one should be sending on 9/11~” said attorney Larry Klayman~ who founded Judicial Watch and now is of Freedom Watch.
“His actions are an absolute disgrace to all Americans~ whatever their race~ color or creed~” he said.
He said his clients – who will be plaintiffs in the legal action that is being prepared for filing as early as tomorrow – include Bishop Dan Johnson~ a member of the “World Bishops Council” who on the early morning hours of 9/11 had arrived in Manhattan.
According to his story~ he was resting when his wife called concerned about an airplane accident. He immediately responded to offer his help~ and was asked by the New York Police Department to set up the first morgue in the financial district.
He kept records of victims brought in~ performed last rites on the dead and prayed for them~ and has participated in every 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero since.
“Originally I was invited to attend this year’s 9/11 ceremony as a first responder~ just like I was every year since 2001~” Bishop Johnson told former U.S. Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt~ who also is involved in the case.
“But then I heard Mayor Bloomberg banned clergy~ so it took five phone calls to his office before [a Bloomberg senior staffer] asked me if I was going to wear my clerical collar. I said I planned to dress just like I did the previous nine years~ so she replied ‘they’ prefer you not attend. And that was it. I was disinvited.”
“Disinvited because of his religion~ his clergyman status~ and his faith in Jesus Christ. Bishop Dan Johnson is a hero who faces arbitrary and illegal persecution and discrimination for religion by the mayor of New York City~ Michael Bloomberg~” Klingenschmitt~ who runs the Pray In Jesus Name organization~ said.
Sekulow noted that when America was attacked~ thousands gathered for the “Prayer in America” event at Yankee Stadium for a united time of seeking God.
“There’s a growing chorus of Americans – religious and non-religious alike – calling on Mayor Bloomberg to reconsider his decision~” Sekulow said. “And in the past week~ we have heard from thousands of Americans who have signed our letter urging Mayor Bloomberg to change his mind. He still has time to act. He should clear the way for clergy and religious leaders to participate – to pray for our nation~ and to pray for those who are still suffering from the pain and loss of Sept. 11~ 2001.”
There are other plaintiffs who also may join in the action~ Klayman told WND.
Patrick J. Mahoney~ director of the Christian Defense Coalition~ said there are clegy members who also are trying to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero on Saturday~ Sept. 10.
“In the dark days after 9/11~ millions of Americans turned to God in prayer for strength~ comfort~ guidance and assurance. This was especially true for those who lost loved ones~” he said. “It is extremely troubling for Mayor Bloomberg to exclude public prayer and expressions of faith from the 9/11 memorial service.
“In response to his tragic decision by the mayor~ we felt it was imperative to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 weekend~” he said.
Rev. Rob Schenck~ of the National Clergy Council~ joined the sentiment.
“On Sept. 11~ 2001~ millions of Americans did the most important and natural thing in the face of such an enormous tragedy~ they prayed. In the days following~ they went to church to pray~ to remember~ to grieve~ to cry~” he said. “Pastors around the nation spent countless hours comforting the bereaved~ assuring their flocks~ engaging in acts of compassion and speaking words of hope.
“The absence of both at this week’s 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero may seem like a reasonable situation to some~ but it will only compound the pain and loss for some many others. Our intention is to address that need in the hearts and minds of so many affected by the pain of that infamous day.”
The Associated Press speculated that perhaps Bloomberg’s decision was prompted by his effort to dodge the controversial issue of including a representative of Islam~ in whose name the terrorists destroyed the Twin Towers~ part of the Pentagon and apparently tried to hit either the White House or Capitol.
A Bloomberg spokeswoman~ Evelyn Erskine~ told the wire service the program includes moments of silence.
“Rather than have disagreements over which religious leaders participate~ we would like to keep the focus of our commemoration ceremony on the family members of those who died~” Erskine told AP.
But Cathy Cleaver Ruse~ of the FRC~ said~ “Before Todd Beamer uttered his now iconic last words~ ‘Let’s roll~’ he recited the Lord’s Prayer with Lisa Jefferson~ the GTE Airfone operator. Yet there is no place for this or any prayer at Mayor Bloomberg’s event.
“When our country was attacked~ Americans didn’t say: ‘Oh~ Great Politicians~ please hold a press conference!’ No~ they turned to God for help and solace. It was and is their natural response to a great tragedy~” she continued.
“Banning religion from the memorial of this tragedy is~ in fact~ unnatural for America~ and for Americans. It’s hollow and strange. It feels like an attempt to scrub the history books of the importance that God and faith played on that day and afterwards~ and even to rewrite our long-cherished tradition as a nation of elected officials including clergy and invoking God at every point of crisis.
“Government can only do so much~ politicians can only do so much. The presence of politicians and presidents will not make up for the absence of prayer and pastors.”
Pamela Geller~ author of the new “Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance~” said the Sunday anniversary events are nothing more than a “whitewash” of the Islamic enemy trying to destroy America.
Geller~ of Atlas Shrugs and a key leader in planning Sunday’s second annual Freedom Rally at 3 p.m. at Park Place and West Broadway~ told WND tens of thousands~ including first responders and members of the clergy~ are expected to be in attendance.
The focal point will not be obfuscated~ either~ by high-sounding calls to “service” and advocacy for “tolerance~” she warned.
“If we don’t understand who wants to destroy our country~ our way of life and civilization~ how can we possibly be able to defeat them~” she asked.
The event is being assembled by her American Freedom Defense Initiative~ and its Stop the Islamization of America Program~ as well as Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch.
“We must show the jihadists we are unbowed in the defense of freedom~” she said.
This article was written by Bob Unruh for World Net Daily …
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April 2011
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Military Chaplains Under Attack
Military Chaplains Under Attack
June 13, 2011
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Gordon Klingenschmitt is a former U.S. Navy Chaplain who made national headlines when he was vindicated by Congress after he took a stand for the rights of military chaplains to pray publicly in the name of Jesus. He was told repeatedly not to do this because he was told that this denigrates those of other faiths.
Upon continuing the practice he was ousted from the military, but due in part to citizen input, Congress rebuked the Navy, and eventually rescinded their policy regarding chaplains. Navy lawyers refused to “grandfather” that legislative victory to Klingenschmitt’s case and the Navy honorably but involuntarily discharged him after 16 years of service.
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Gay activist admits gays really do want to recruit children
Gay activist admits gays really do want to recruit children
May 27, 2011
Jack Minor — the Greeley Gazette
A “gay” activist has confirmed what supporters of traditional marriage have said for years, admitting that the gay movement does in fact want to recruit and indoctrinate children into the “gay” lifestyle.
Daniel Villarreal, writing for queerty.com, expressed frustration over leaders in the “gay” movement that say they are not about recruiting children.
In response to an ad by the National Organization for Marriage opposing New York’s marriage equality bill, Villarel said the bill promotes “lies about indoctrinating schoolchildren.” The ad mentions children from San Francisco who were taken on a field trip to watch a “gay” wedding. Defending the trip, the school’s interim director called it “a teachable moment.”
Villarreal then went on to lament the “gay” movement’s reaction to the ads saying, “They accuse us of exploiting children and in response we say, ‘NOOO! We’re not gonna make kids learn about homosexuality… we swear! It’s not like we’re trying to recruit your children or anything.'”
Villareal then proceeds to say that is precisely what they want to do. “But let’s face it—that’s a lie. We want educators to teach future generations of children to accept queer sexuality. In fact, our very future depends on it.”
He continued, “I and a lot of other people want to indoctrinate, recruit, teach, and expose children to queer sexuality AND THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.” He was even more explicit in his goals for children saying, “I would very much like for many of these young boys to grow up and start f * men.” Villarreal also said he would like for “young ladies to develop” into lesbians.
Gay supporters have produced a commercial opposing a Tennessee bill that would prohibit teachers from teaching about homosexuality in elementary and middle schools. The ad used young children dropping multiple F-words.
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former Navy Chaplain from Colorado Springs, said, “This homosexual advocate now admits what we’ve known for years.
Homosexuals are pedophiles who abuse and rape children; which they must do to maintain their available pool of future sex partners.”
Klingenschmitt said most homosexual experiences occur in children under the age of 12. “Studies have shown the average age of an adult heterosexual’s first sexual experience is 17, but the average age of a homosexual’s first experience is 12, with half being 11 or younger when molested.? That’s how homosexuals recruit children, by violating their innocence, so when they grow up they are addicted to deviant sin.”
“Gay” supporters apparently are upset at Villarreal’s admitting the movement wants to recruit children. Several comments on the article expressed anger over the story being reported by conservative groups.
Steven Harker wrote, “Congratulations you irresponsible morons. Your post was immediately picked up by NOM and is now the subject of a post on NOMBlog. You bear full responsibility for whatever comes of this.” Another comment posted by “James” said, “This is going to end up hurting our cause.”
Promotion of the “gay” agenda was pushed by Kevin Jennings, Obama’s “Safe Schools Czar,” who founded the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network. Jennings participated in a GLSEN education conference. A teacher at the conference said those attending were taught how to instruct children as young as 12 how to engage in homosexual acts.
Growing Intolerance for Christianity in U.S
Growing Intolerance for Christianity in U.S
May 27, 2011
Delores Liesner — Christian Post
“In a world of political correctness devoid of the rule of law, tolerance has come to mean total rejection of Christianity and moral standards. Modern tolerance redefines words like ‘marriage,’ ‘discrimination,’ ‘equality,’ ‘morality,’ and even ‘absolutes.’ The word ‘tolerance’ as it is used today never includes opposing arguments or competing worldviews. Tolerance has become Orwellian and decidedly intolerant.” – Matthew Staver, Dean and Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law.
A few examples of recent intolerance for Christianity:
• The Supreme court determining to exclude anyone who prays in Jesus name from a rotation of officials who open city business meetings
• The removal of US military Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt, over the issue of praying in Jesus Name
• UCLA’s prohibiting a graduating student from thanking her “Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” in her graduation speech
• Colleges making special accommodations for foot baths and Muslim only prayer rooms, while a Muslim group membership may be suspended or revoked for 57 reasons including but not limited to: unbecoming behavior, insubordination, or inactivity; but denying Christian groups campus recognition “because it requires its officers and voting members to agree with its Christian beliefs”
• A San Diego elementary school created an extra recess period to allow 100 Muslim students to pray, while a federal judge upheld a Knoxville, Ky., jury’s decision that a public school could prohibit its 5th grade Christian students from studying and discussing their Bibles during recess
• Christians in America have to tolerate the defamation of their holiest images in national museums, including particularly provocative, offensive acts defined as “artwork,” some receiving taxpayer-funded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the other hand, several college editors who cited freedom of speech when republishing anti-Muslim cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper, were fired or disciplined because they were offensive to Muslim students
• The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Los Angeles) requested an investigation of the desecration of a Quran, Islam’s revealed text, as a hate crime. Conversely, when Palestinians tore up Bibles for toilet paper (May 15, 2002, The Washington Times) there was no outrage, and after a church in the U.S. saved and held fundraisers to afford the cost of buying and shipping requested Bibles in the Pashto and Dari language to an American sergeant in Afghanistan, the Bibles were confiscated, thrown away, and burned. The only official comment about burning the Bibles was this one, by a Defense Department spokesman, “Troops in war zones are required to “burn their trash.”
These incidents have raised several questions that Brannon Howse, author and founder of Worldview Weekend, agreed to answer:
CP: Would you consider these examples of intolerance shocking or unexpected?
Howse: Not at all. Jesus said all nations will hate you. If you are a Bible-minded believer such persecution should not be uncommon or a surprise,” he stated, quoting 2 Timothy 3:12 “all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
CP: With 38,000 denominations declared as Christian, why does the world’s intolerance seem focused on the smaller percentage who claims a Biblical lifestyle faith?
Howse: Many who have called themselves Christians were false converts. (II Cor. 7:10) There’s lots of happy talk but many Christians are only committed to a culture war, surveying unbelievers to see what they want in a church, and creating feel good pop-culture within the church. Many Americans are wimps who don’t want to suffer…don’t want to be uncomfortable.
CP: Isn’t that rather divisive thinking?
Howse: I don’t mind being called divisive – I pray that I am divisive if that means based on the Word of God – living and active, rightly dividing truth and error. We should expect division – we need division to recognize that truth is not subjective or emotional; truth is the unchanging character and nature of God and His Word.
Americans seem to long for commonality and unity. This American idea of Christianity is not what goes on in countries like Cuba, China, or Korea. Those pastors have unity – the unity of all of them having been in prison for boldly living out their Christian faith.
Millions have been and continue to be martyred for Christ. (45.5 million in the last century per “The New Persecuted” by Antonio Socci). We need Martin Niemöllers and John Wycliffes for this generation. However, too many are only committed to a cotton candy Christianity, not the Christianity of Niemöller and Wycliffe that required persecution.
Without a sound theological foundation, when persecutions increase, and they will, according to scripture, many who call themselves believers won’t want to be marked as Christians. Those only committed to culture war will give up with no hope.
CP: Are you saying everyday Christians, students, business people, and homemakers as well as clergy should be expecting bias, intolerance or hostility in all areas of life including civil government, education, economics, public policy, and family?
Howse: Actually, if an individual who claims to be a Christian is not experiencing intolerance or persecution – being called names, belittled, marginalized, or characterized because you stand for sound theology – you should examine yourself to make sure you are a Christian. (See 10 hallmarks of a Christian at: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-tube/video.php?videoid=4383)
Our culture is doing what Scripture said – getting worse and worse. The books of James and 1 Peter tell us not to be surprised at fiery ordeals …[when they come – not if] as though some strange (or foreign) thing were happening to you. Suffering, intolerance and persecution are building us up for the best part of life – which is yet to come.
CP: So what can Christians do when they find their faith under assault?
Howse: We are in the world to be salt and light. We have to have contact with the world to be salt and light, just as Jesus did. Keep standing for righteousness or right living, for life of the unborn and of seniors and keep going whether or not you win in the courtroom, the capitol, or anywhere else in this world, because you are standing for Christ.
Remember that it is impossible to find unity with the world without compromising, and remember that we are God’s messengers. Take all opportunity to proclaim the gospel (Galatians 4:16), and ask yourself, “What am I proclaiming?” If we are proclaiming that the Word of God is truth by our life and actions we are becoming the enemy of the world. The world is not tolerant of its enemies.
In Germany, many who called themselves Christians went along with Hitler but people like Corrie ten Boom said no I must stay true to purpose of the gospel. The world would say her family lost and that she was foolish to proclaim the gospel in a losing situation, but the reality is that she won for the gospel by pointing fellow prisoners to Christ.
CP: Are you saying there can be a positive outcome from intolerance and persecution?
Howse: Absolutely. Persecution is an expected evidence of being a follower of Jesus Christ, and we can utilize everything that is happening in our world and culture as a pulpit, an opportunity, to share the hope we have in Christ. But the Bible teaches us to respond and not to react.
Matthew 5:10 talks of the blessing of those who are persecuted for righteousness sake – not for responding as the world does.
Intolerance for righteousness is to be expected and embraced as an opportunity to live so that anytime Christians are persecuted, the world will watch and wonder why are they willing to persevere and not compromise.
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“I don’t like it and I’m not going to do it!”
“I don’t like it and I’m not going to do it!”
May 11, 2011
Jack Minor — Greeley Gazette
Recent actions by both the federal and state governments have indicated they will simply ignore their responsibilities by refusing to defend or enforce laws they do not like.
In 1996 Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act with bipartisan votes. The bill was subsequently signed into law by President Clinton. The act simply stated that, for purposes of federal law, marriage was defined as being between one man and one woman. The bill also gave each state the right to decide for itself if a state wanted to accept or reject “gay” marriage.
During the 2010 election, then candidate Obama, stated that he supported DOMA. Following his election voters in California passed a state constitutional amendment, Prop. 8, declaring marriage to be between a man and a woman. After the law was challenged, Gov. Schwarzeneggar declared he would not defend the law in court.
U.S. District Court Judge, Vaughn Walker, declared this part of the state constitution unconstitutional stating in his ruling that, “Religious beliefs that gay and lesbian relationships are sinful or inferior to heterosexual relationships harm gays and lesbians.”
Walker, who is homosexual, also stated gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage; marriage, under law, is a union of equals.” Sponsors of Prop. 8 have filed a motion to toss out the motion on the grounds that Walker, having a conflict of interest, should have recused himself.
Following California’s lead, Obama changed his position on DOMA and declared the federal government would not defend the law, just as California had done.
With the executive branch tasked with enforcing the laws passed by the legislative branch, refusing to do its job, Congress is now having to defend the law in court.
The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group for the House of Representatives retained the international law firm of King & Spaulding to defend DOMA in court. After taking the case, homosexual activists protested at at least one of their offices. Caving in to pressure, the firm announced it was withdrawing from the case along with lead attorney Paul Clement, a former Solicitor General of the United States. (Clement has argued 53 cases before the Supreme Court.)
The blog, Unicornbooty, reported that the firm “devotes much of its web presence to its LGBT rights commitment.” Regarding the announcement the site said, “This is a big win for us. There is homophobic egg all over Speaker Boehner’s face this morning. The country has no interest in defending this unconstitutional law, and now his attorneys do not either.”
Following the announcement, Clement left the firm stating he felt forced to resign out of a “firmly-held belief that a representation should not be abandoned because the client’s legal position is extremely unpopular in certain quarters. Defending unpopular positions is what lawyers do.”
Clement was then hired by Bancroft PLLC, who is now defending the case. The firm’s website states its areas of practice include complex and Supreme Court litigation, civil and criminal government investigations and proceedings, executive clemency, corporate governance, and national security and USA PATRIOT ACT compliance.
The government has also refused to intervene in another attack on DOMA filed in New York. The case, also represented by Clement, involves a lesbian suing taxpayers for “bonus pay” to avoid estate taxes. Edith Windsor, “widow” of Thea Spyer, claims that if DOMA was not enacted she would not have had to pay $350,000 in federal taxes on Spyer’s estate.
Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, a resident of Colorado Springs, said the decision by the justice department to not defend the law was disturbing. “It is amazing we have a government who has so little respect for the law they would pick and choose which laws to support. DOMA is still the law of the land and the government has a responsibility to defend it.”
The government has also said there is no intention of enforcing deportation proceedings for any individuals that would be covered under the DREAM act. Homeland Security officials have reportedly said their focus is on convicted criminals, not individuals covered under the DREAM act. The act would allow individuals up to 30 years of age to remain in the country legally if they choose to go to college.
Janet Napolitano has said people who qualify under the DREAM act are not an enforcement priority for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
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AF Academy creates chapel for false religions
AF Academy creates chapel for false religions
May 11, 2011
Chad Groening – OneNewsNow
A former Navy chaplain who was forced out of service for praying in Jesus’ name while in uniform is outraged that the military is going out of its way to accommodate the spiritual needs of pagans and atheists, who complain there is “too much Jesus” at military academies.
A ceremony was recently held at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to dedicate the Cadet Chapel Falcon Circle, a 7,200-foot hilltop that overlooks the main chapel. The center is geared toward earth-centered movements like Wicca, paganism, the New Age and Druids. (See earlier article)
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former Navy chaplain who now runs “The Pray In Jesus Name Project,” is disappointed that the military is pandering to non-Christian groups.
“As an Air Force Academy graduate, I was very disappointed, especially since the Academy has been under attack for allowing ‘too much Jesus,'” Klingenschmitt laments. “Now it looks like they have to accommodate false religions.”
And he deems it absurd that atheists are now requesting to have their own military chaplains. “If the troops don’t have a religion, then they obviously don’t have religious needs,” the former chaplain contends. “There are already secular psychologists and doctors who provide non-religious counseling, so I don’t think that’s necessary.”
He suggests that establishment of the chapel for Earth-centered religions is part of a plot to reduce the number of evangelical chaplains in the military.
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Small-scale victory in a larger battle
Small-scale victory in a larger battle
May 13, 2011
Chad Groening – OneNewsNow
A former Navy chaplain is delighted that the Office of Navy Chaplains has backed off from its decision to allow military chapels to be used for same-sex “marriage” ceremonies in states where such unions are legal.
As reported earlier, Chief of Naval Chaplains Rear Admiral Mark Tidd recently sent out a directive allowing Navy chaplains to receive training on performing same-sex unions on military bases — but only in states where homosexual “marriage” is legal and only if the Pentagon officially certifies the new law allowing homosexuals to serve in the military. The Navy then reversed that decision, stating in a one-sentence memo it will undergo more thorough legal review.
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former Navy chaplain who was forced out of the service for praying in Jesus’ name while in uniform, now runs “The Pray In Jesus Name Project.” He is pleased that 63 members of Congress, led by Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri), sent a letter to the Navy expressing their outrage over the decision.
“The public outrage was the key — and it stopped the homosexual agenda for the time being,” Klingenschmitt remarks. “So this lawless Navy chaplain — I think he’s a liberal Presbyterian minister — who tried to impose homosexual marriage on all the other chaplains, has been rebuked by Congress and put back in his place.”
But Klingenschmitt says the war is not over. “We need a new president and we need people who will rise up to defend our troops against this homosexual agenda which is being forced on the chaplains,” he urges. “If the people don’t rise up in the elections, then we’re probably not going to be able to win that battle in the long run.”
But the former chaplain is pleased that at least for the time being, same-gender marriages will not be performed in any naval chapels.
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