Pagans in the military

[kmusser]

Those that have been following the fight to allow Pagans to have headstones recognizing their faith should go read sunfell's latest post.

Comments

[bluekitsune.livejournal.com]

It's also interesting to me to note that chaplains (not Faith Leaders or whatever) are the only ones who have true confidentiality in the military. Even doctors aren't permited patient-doctor privilege/confidentiality. If a servicemember needs counseling, s/he -has- to go to a chaplain if it needs to be confidential. Which could be less than desirable if the only available chaplains were not of your faith and prone to be judgmental.

[rivendellchild.livejournal.com]

yet another reason why I won't join the military despite my father's wishes and my father and brother are mormons and don't have to worry about having problems there. I really can't stand how hypocritical and discriminatory this government and military really is

[revelrain.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! Having been a Pagan in the military, this issue definitely hits home. Although, I will have to admit, I really felt pretty free to be very open about my faith while I was in. The bigger problem is with the VA, which is technically not a part of DoD. Stupid VA...