Where is the military chaplaincy headed?


	Where is the military chaplaincy headed?

enbar

10-9-2006 12:45 AM

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religion, military, opinion, news

enbar says:

Christopher Hitchens, citing Madison's well-established opposition to the military chaplaincy, argues that the recent legislative initiatives show a seriously misguided attitude towards that institution.

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