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Almost every year since the end of the Vietnam War, the number of Roman Catholic priests serving in the Army has declined. Today, priests represent less than eight percent of the total active component Chaplaincy. At the same time...
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Almost every year since the end of the Vietnam War, the number of Roman Catholic priests serving in the Army has declined. Today, priests represent less than eight percent of the total active component Chaplaincy. At the same time that the real number of priests has gone down, the real number of Catholic soldiers and family members has increased. The Army is now 23.4 percent Catholic. The present ratio of priests-chaplains to Catholic soldiers/family members caused the Army Chief of Chaplains to designate Roman Catholicism a 'critically short faith group.' This shortage jeopardizes the Chaplaincy's ability to accomplish its mission: assisting the Commander in ensuring the right of free exercise of religion. As a result, Catholic soldiers can be sent into combat without adequate religious support. The Chief of Chaplains has vigorously addressed this problem but to date nothing has been fully successful. This Strategic Research Project examines the causes of the problem, analyzes the many efforts to correct it, and makes recommendations for future action.
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Non-theistic Humanists want equal representation in the U.S. Army claiming that no atheist or Humanist chaplains exist to meet the needs of the non-theistic population. Some Humanists consider Humanism a religion and believe the A...
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Non-theistic Humanists want equal representation in the U.S. Army claiming that no atheist or Humanist chaplains exist to meet the needs of the non-theistic population. Some Humanists consider Humanism a religion and believe the Army needs Humanist chaplains and Distinctive Faith Group Leaders (DFGL) to support this demographic. Other Humanists consider their beliefs non-religious and reject any identification with religion. This thesis examined the purpose and history of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy, the background and history of Humanism, and presented arguments both supporting and opposing atheist chaplains. The researcher interviewed Humanist leaders and U.S. Army chaplains to discover the needs of the non-theistic population and if the Army should appoint Humanist chaplains or DFGLs to meet those needs. The research revealed a gap in designated support for this demographic. The researcher concluded that this group does not have any religious requirements and therefore does not fall under the purview of the Chaplaincy. However, the researcher concluded that a non-religious leader should be available to represent the non-religious and non-theistic Army population.
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The General Protestant Service is composed of a complex configuration of many denominations, races and theological persuasions. The format and manner in which it is conducted usually conforms to the expectations of majority parish...
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The General Protestant Service is composed of a complex configuration of many denominations, races and theological persuasions. The format and manner in which it is conducted usually conforms to the expectations of majority parishioners. The study makes an evaluation of the extent to which Protestant chaplains are capable of providing effective worship experiences for Blacks within the framework of the General Protestant worship service. The study concludes that with the existing structure and format of the service, chaplains are very limited in their ability of providing effective worship experiences to large numbers of Blacks in the General Protestant service. (Author)
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This paper reviews the rationale and guidelines for Sunday liturgicalcelebrations in the absence of a priest and recommends the use of lay presiders to ease the Catholic Priest shortage in the U.S. Army. It offers a system of impl...
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This paper reviews the rationale and guidelines for Sunday liturgicalcelebrations in the absence of a priest and recommends the use of lay presiders to ease the Catholic Priest shortage in the U.S. Army. It offers a system of implementation which would integrate the presiding minister into the present Army Chaplain support structure.
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This thesis examines the theological, legal, and professional issues that guide the disclosure or privileged or sensitive information by a chaplain or clergyperson. While oriented more to the military chaplain, this paper also app...
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This thesis examines the theological, legal, and professional issues that guide the disclosure or privileged or sensitive information by a chaplain or clergyperson. While oriented more to the military chaplain, this paper also applies to the civilian minister or priest. Within each major area (theological, legal, and professional) an ethical principle is developed, which is then applied to specific situation involving privileged communication. This work also includes an appendix of all state statutes regarding privileged communication and mandatory disclosure of child and elder abuse.
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At the foundation of the Chaplain Corps' effectiveness in providing qualityreligious support has been the spirituality of its chaplains. Given the greatly expanded roles and missions of the Army Chaplaincy during the past twenty f...
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At the foundation of the Chaplain Corps' effectiveness in providing qualityreligious support has been the spirituality of its chaplains. Given the greatly expanded roles and missions of the Army Chaplaincy during the past twenty five years, individual chaplains are faltering in their efforts to maintain personal spiritual health. The challenges and uncertainties of ministry in the 21st century will demand a Chaplaincy that is spiritually fit. Chaplains must deliberately make personal spiritual health and fitness a priority.
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Clergymen have traditionally been taught to respect the confidentiality of information communicated to them by their church members. Society as a whole respected the communication established in the minister-communicant relationsh...
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Clergymen have traditionally been taught to respect the confidentiality of information communicated to them by their church members. Society as a whole respected the communication established in the minister-communicant relationship. The term used most frequently and dating back to biblical times was confession, and the information obtained in the confession was considered confidential. The sacramental confession made to a priest has a rich historical tradition. The purpose of this paper is to trace the origin of the legal term privileged communication as applied to the priest, minister, or rabbi, and to show that present civil legislation and military regulations are inadequate and vague in offering protection to ministers/chaplains dealing with matters of confidentiality.
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