Another Reason for Christians Not To Be Military Chaplains
May 9, 2011
The Office of the Chief of Navy Chaplains has decided that same-sex couples in the Navy will be able to get married in Navy chapels, and that Navy chaplains will be allowed to perform the ceremonies — if homosexual marriage is legal in the state where the unions are to be performed.
If this ever becomes a permanent reality, then the next step will be for chaplains to be required to marry any same-sex couples that ask to be married. Naturally, conservative Christian chaplains will oppose this and a dispute will ensue.
This is another reason for Christians not to be military chaplains. You will be forced by the state to violate the dictates of your conscience. For other reasons, see my “Should a Christian Be a Military Chaplain?”
Update: the Navy has changed its mind.
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