Tag Archive - Pentagon

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’

By 5 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’ | CNSNews.com

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’ | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/un-chief-afghanistan-calls-disciplinary-actions-against-those-involved-qur-desecration(CNSNews.com) – The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has raised eyebrows with comments urging disciplinary action against those found to be responsible for damaging copies of the Qur’an at the U.S. military base in Bagram.

For Jan Kubis, head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s special representative in Afghanistan, multiple U.S. apologies – including one from President Obama – and an order from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander Gen. John Allen that all 130,000 coalition troops in the country “complete training in the proper handling of religious materials” by this past Saturday, have not been sufficient.

Organizers prepare for atheism-themed event at Fort Bragg, 1st for a US military base

By 3 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Organizers prepare for atheism-themed event at Fort Bragg, 1st for a US military base | The Republic

Organizers prepare for atheism-themed event at Fort Bragg, 1st for a US military base | The Republichttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6a7c32aadc7943389b57102c4fbb6b96/NC–Army-Atheist-Concert/RALEIGH, N.C. — It has been more than a year in the making, but organizers of the first concert at a U.S. military base aimed at atheists and other non-religious service members and their families say they’re putting the final touches on the Fort Bragg event.

“Rock Beyond Belief” is scheduled for Saturday, March 31, and plans to feature bands and speakers, including Richard Dawkins, the famed British scholar and atheist author. It will be the highest-visibility event so far in a growing effort by military personnel without belief in God or religions to be recognized by their peers and the Pentagon.

Chaplains object to DOJ decision to not defend DOMA for service members

By 27 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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ADF Alliance Alert » news from the frontlines of the culture warhttp://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/chaplains-object-to-doj-decision-to-not-defend-doma-for-service-members/WASHINGTON — The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, acting on behalf of more than half of America’s uniformed chaplains, is expressing concern about the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent refusal to defend the Department of Defense against a lawsuit concerning benefits for same-sex couples in the military.

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning

By 27 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning  | ajc.com

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning  | ajc.comhttp://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/pentagon-official-apologizes-for-1361466.htmlSTERLING, Va. — A senior Pentagon official apologized Friday to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan.

Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, said the military is investigating what occurred and that all 140,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan are being retrained in the handling of religious materials.

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ data

By 24 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ data

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ datahttp://www.wnd.com/2012/02/navy-sued-over-manipulation-of-gay-data/A federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Navy over the manipulation of “gay” data used to convince Congress to overturn the centuries-old ban in the U.S. military on open homosexuality.

The manipulation of the data was confirmed by the government itself, which in an inspector general’s report marked “For Official Use Only” said numbers were combined to present the image that members of the military approved of Barack Obama’s plan for open homosexuality.

It was the military’s original and now-suspect report that famously was quoted as affirming “70 percent” of the nation’s military members believe the repeal of the long-standing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” practice of allowing homosexuals to serve as long as they kept their sexual lifestyle choices to themselves would have either “a neutral or positive impact on unit cohesion, readiness, effectiveness and morale.”

Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages

By 20 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/holder-wont-defend-military-against-suit-force-recognition-same-sex-marriagesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is extending its decision to stop defending an anti-gay marriage law to provisions affecting same-sex couples in the military.

Gagging the military chaplains 2.0

By 15 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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tmatt.net » Blog Archive » Gagging the military chaplains 2.0http://www.tmatt.net/2012/02/13/gagging-the-military-chaplains-2-0/Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful during Mass.

In 1996 the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services sent a letter to its chaplains instructing them to urge their flocks to back the “Project Life Postcard Campaign” in support of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

Father Vincent Rigdon wanted to follow this order in rites at Andrews Air Force Base. But there was a problem. Pentagon officials had issued a gag order against chaplains preaching sermons that mentioned this anti-abortion effort.

Freedom From Religion

By 14 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Freedom From Religion - Opinion - PatriotPost.US

Freedom From Religion – Opinion – PatriotPost.UShttp://patriotpost.us/opinion/oliver-north/2012/02/10/freedom-from-religion/WASHINGTON — “We don’t need you, so shut up!” That’s the message the Obama administration has sent loud and clear to America’s Roman Catholics. And it’s a message now being sent to U.S. military chaplains — to the detriment of our armed forces.

During World War II, the War Department and the Department of the Navy urged — the operative word is “urged,” not “ordered,” mind you — U.S. military chaplains to encourage soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines that God was on our side in the global battle against fascists, Nazis and the godless heathens running rampant across Asia and the Pacific. The hymns “Onward, Christian Soldiers” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” were sung with fervor at chapel services regardless of denomination.

Source: Pentagon to recommend allowing women to serve closer to combat

By 9 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Source: Pentagon To Recommend Allowing Women To Serve Closer To Combat | Fox News

Source: Pentagon To Recommend Allowing Women To Serve Closer To Combat | Fox Newshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/08/source-pentagon-to-recommend-allowing-women-to-serve-closer-to-combat/#ixzz1lr2F34hI?test=latestnewsWASHINGTON –  For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On Thursday, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/08/source-pentagon-to-recommend-allowing-women-to-serve-closer-to-combat/#ixzz1lt9pODpp

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