Wednesday, October 12, 2011

2,000-plus chaplains saying 'no' to Pentagon

2,000-plus chaplains saying 'no' to Pentagon

by Chad Groening
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1453178
10/10/2011

Despite a recent Pentagon directive, a coalition of chaplain endorsers that represents more than 2,000 military ministers has pledged not to perform same-sex "wedding" ceremonies under any circumstances.

Members the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty are concerned about the memorandum issued by the Pentagon September 30 that authorizes military chaplains to perform same-sex "marriage" ceremonies and military chapel facilities to be used for "any private ceremony."

Col. Ron Crews (USA-Ret.), who served as a chaplain for 28 years, is executive director of the Alliance. He says his coalition is joining the Catholic Archdiocese for Military Services to say "no" to the directive.

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