Chaplains reveal strong but divergent views on gay ban
Chaplains reveal strong but divergent views on gay ban
By Sandhya Somashekhar
Washington Post Staff Writer
http://tinyurl.com/38tzucf
December 2, 2010
In the Pentagon's 300-plus-page report on the proposed repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, the authors singled out one group whose strong views merited special attention: the chaplains.
The report found that 70 percent of service members thought there would be little or no negative impact to military readiness and unit cohesion if the government were to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military. But no group had such strong - or sharply divergent - views as the military's 3,000 chaplains, who provide spiritual guidance to the men and women in uniform.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Sandhya Somashekhar
Washington Post Staff Writer
http://tinyurl.com/38tzucf
December 2, 2010
In the Pentagon's 300-plus-page report on the proposed repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, the authors singled out one group whose strong views merited special attention: the chaplains.
The report found that 70 percent of service members thought there would be little or no negative impact to military readiness and unit cohesion if the government were to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military. But no group had such strong - or sharply divergent - views as the military's 3,000 chaplains, who provide spiritual guidance to the men and women in uniform.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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