Chaplains, Redux

I recently wrote about the Navy Chaplain on a hunger strike in front of the White House.

While driving to another doc appointment, it occurred to me just how much fire he's playing with.

Overseas, we Americans pretty much get to listen to one source of American radio... Armed Forces Network.

AFN is a government-owned service. It's broadcasters are government employees. The whole thing is government... not a commercially originating part in there.

So what?

Well, it's possibly significant when AFN provides airtime to Chaplains - "Power Hour".

Or significant when the shows devote their time to Christmas music (no, not holiday music). While "Jingle Bells" could be argued as non-threatening to the ACLU, "Oh come, Emanuel" can most definitely not.

So, again... the Chaplain in question should realize that by drawing unnecessary attention to a cause that isn't really justified, he's throwing into jeopardy all the OTHER examples of religion supported by the government.

Just what IS the goal, here? To be able to say "Jesus" to a seaman who comes asking for help regarding a problem (religious or not), or to end up with a religiously sanitized military?

(Not that the Chaplain is reading the blog, but... just a thought.)