Former Army chaplain indicted for faking military honors
PHOENIX — A Queen Creek man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for making false claims about medals, awards and training he received during his military career. Kurt Alan Bishop, 42, claimed he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart and that he received training to become an Army Ranger, according [...]
Homosexual conduct undermines security and military discipline
Our military faces the threat of compromised security, increased friction in personal and professional relationships, and poor discipline. This threat looms not from the figure of an enemy in a foreign nation, but its shadow is cast by some of our country’s own citizens. This threat comes from the possible legal authorization and permissiveness of [...]
Column: Which wars are just?
By Pastor Bob Leroe/Cliftondale Congregational Church Just-War Theory is a checklist of criteria used to determine if a particular war/conflict is morally acceptable. The presupposition is that some wars may be justifiable, in contrast to the pacifist claim that all wars are morally wrong. Those who choose military service are faced with the question of [...]
CAAF says chaplains should serve on courts martial
According to CAAFlog, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) has declared invalid military regulations that prohibit chaplains from serving on courts martial. Traditionally, chaplains have been excluded from serving on courts martial because of conflict of interest concerns. Chaplains, as clergy, hear the confessions of Soldiers. It is unethical and illegal to [...]
Chaplain accused of sex crimes resigns
Officer won’t face court-martial in alleged assault of male soldier By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Monday, April 7, 2008 HEIDELBERG, Germany — A V Corps chaplain accused of sex crimes and assault has been allowed to resign his commission rather than face a court-martial. Capt. Anthony C. Mastromarino was allowed to “resign [...]
A chaplain and his mistress
An Army chaplain has confessed to adultery and threatening to murder his mistress, according to an Associated Press article. FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A 10th Mountain Division chaplain was stripped of his rank and sentenced to five months in military prison after pleading guilty to adultery and threatening to kill his mistress when she wanted [...]
Prayers in Jesus’ name
I posted the following elsewhere. It offers only a brief introduction of my thoughts on public ceremonial prayer in Jesus’ name by military chaplains. ——————————- At the schoolhouse [Army Chaplain School], my class was told repeatedly not to pray in Jesus’ name. When I was a chaplain candidate, a supervisory chaplain asked me to write [...]
Chaplains and ethics
Earlier today, I was searching for something online and ran accross this article on the JAG Central blog (the original source). I recognized the name of the Army chaplain involved in the matter–in June 2003, I trained with him for a couple of days at Fort Knox. I searched a little more and came up [...]
