How Not To Cover Religious Diversity In The Military
Not that I was expecting the UK’s Mirror of aspiring to the journalistic standards of more posh newspapers, but I was disappointed that a link from today’s UK MOD news service […]
The Poet Laureate Of The Hanoi Hilton
An inspiring story about John Borling, the US airman whose poems, tapped out in code in the notorious North Vietnamese prison, the “Hanoi Hilton”, kept alive the hearts and souls […]
TocH: A Story Of The Great War
My friend Phil, a British Army padre, recently sent me a postcard bearing the photo of a chap I didn’t recognize. At first I thought it was a picture of […]
Atheists In U.S. Military Seek Official Status
From last week’s Baltimore Sun. As an aside, I can’t imagine a Canadian military chaplain, faced with a similar situation, telling a soldier that “this is God’s army”. MP+ Army […]
Noteable Quotable: Pope Benedict on the Christian’s Military Life`
From Pope Benedict’s to the International Meeting of Military Ordinariates (an Ordinariate is somewhat like a Diocese for military chaplains) at Rome, given 25 October. I admire the Pope’s identification […]
One Airman’s Guardian Angel
An English friend of mine in the village of Ralston pointed me to this story about a colleague she served with when she was in the Royal Air Force. Some […]
Canadian Forces has “Duty to Accomodate” Religious, Spiritual Needs
While in Afghanistan, LCol (then Maj) Harjit Sajjan wore a smaller-than-usual turban that allowed him to wear his Kevlar helmet while respecting the dress requirements of his religion. An article […]
Is there a Sinister Crusader Conspiracy in the US MIlitary?
I have always enjoyed Seymour Hersh’s pieces on US foreign policy that have appeared over the years in journals such as The New Yorker. Hersh reminds me a bit of […]
St. Clements Danes – The Air Force Church in London
The Maple Leaf, the Canadian Forces newspaper, ran a lovely piece in last week’s Remembrance Day edition on St. Clements Danes in Westminster, London, UK. This church, designed by St. […]
British Forces Moslem Chaplain Leads Celebrations in Theatre
HT: UK MOD news serviceBritish Imam leads Eid celebrations in KandaharA Military Operations news article19 Nov 10 Imam Asim Hafiz led a 600-strong congregation on Tuesday morning, 16 November, comprising […]