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CLEAR AS MUD – THE PENTAGON’S POSITION ON COURT-MARTIALS FOR TROOPS WHO SHARE THEIR FAITH HAS MORE HOLES THAN SWISS CHEESE

By Joe Calandra Jr.
Published: May 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

At the beginning of May, the Pentagon entered damage control mode as senior officers and civilian leaders experienced backlash from Conservative groups following a meeting between the Air Force Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, and anti-Christian activists who told commanders that Evangelical Christians who share their faith in uniform are “monsters” and “spiritual rapists” who need to be court-martialed as “traitors.”

The Pentagon “clarified” the DOD position on punishing Christian troops who share their faith by saying:

“Service members can share their faith (evangelize), but must not force unwanted, intrusive attempts to convert others of any faith or no faith to one’s beliefs (proselytization).”

The problem with the clarification is that it is deliberately vague. The Pentagon’s statement leaves “Harassment and intrusive behavior” in the eye of the would-be plaintiff.

Under these restrictions, if a senior officer, for example, were to extend a Bible study or church meeting invitation to anyone junior to themselves and the junior was to say that they felt pressure to do what the senior wanted because of rank, at that point, the junior could seek to have the senior court-martialed.

The senior could see the simple act of inviting the junior to church or a Bible study as being an act of evangelism, kindness, and grace.

The junior, however, if they were hostile to the senior and/or Christianity in general, could see the invitation as proselytization, harassment, and unwelcome personal intrusion. Potential charges against the senior in this scenario could be conduct unbecoming an officer and/or improper command influence. Both of those charges represent actual military crimes that come with very serious sentences including dismissal from military service and in some cases, even jail-time.

The lynchpins of the “clarification” are the words “unwanted or intrusive.”

The question would then become how many invitations to church or a Bible study constitutes unwanted or intrusive behavior? Is it one? Is it two? Is it three?

Credit – talkingproud.us

The “clarification” is a recipe for subjective prosecutions and potential prosecutorial purges of Christians in the military given that the Pentagon has said:

“Court-martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis.”

In short, the Pentagon’s clarification is clear as mud and will become a battlefield on which many Christian troops could be forced to decide between a successful military career and genuine Christian living while in uniform.

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