Video Essay: a Military Chaplain's Three Tenets

The Chaplaincy of the U.S. Military has three tenets - to nurture the living, minister to the dying, and to honor the dead. A video essay by the AP's Julie Jacobson. (April 21)

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[AbbbasGirl]

Will be praying for all troops, but particularly "The Chaplains."

[TheTubbylover69]

@fishwish9 read exodus. Moses and his army kill quite a few. Israel and Judah also have a war in Genesis. Killing in war is not murder.

[TheTubbylover69]

@12GaugeLosAngeles so what have you done for the world?Fucking coward. The reason you can sit here and bitch is because of these men protecting your free speech. Don't ever get the idea that your a human being. Your not. Your a coward.

[DeathCultAssassin]

@fishwish9 I agree about not haveing a double standard. But there is a difference between murder, and self defence. The military is helping people, and they are getting attacked. They fight back, its eather our guys or their guys.

Its easy for us to sit here on YouTube and discuss this kinda stuff. But unless we have been through what they have been through, or are going through, we cant judge them.

Death

[fishwish9]

@DeathCultAssassin For a non-christian, i completely agree thats the right response. However for people who base their entire life beliefs on the bible and preach to others on how they should also be apart of their faith - then openly go against one of the fundamental aspects of it (the murder commandment) is blatant hypocricy.

The commandments don't have sub clauses that allow for retaliation in "extreme circumstances" such as 9/11.

[DeathCultAssassin]

I'm proud of the American military, and they are doing one hell of a job. If you dont like what America is doing, dont like the American military, and dont support it. Than, get, out, of, my, country. Go to Mexico for a few months, its not very nice down there. Or go to China, see how much freedom you'll have than. Or better yet go the Middle East, and tell me how much damage we are doing there after you've been captured and used to send a message.

[DeathCultAssassin]

No, we did things that needed to be done. We went to the Middle East, and we've helped thousands of people. Now instead of those people being scared for their lives, they can have some freedom. The US is building schools, hospitals and giving much needed aid.

[DeathCultAssassin]

@fishwish9 So when someone attacks you, your family, your country, and your way of life. And you fight back and kill them, its murder?  Its not murder, its self defense. Its standing up for yourself. After 9/11 were we just supposed to say "Ok terrorists, you killed 3 thousand Americans but thats ok."

[lightning2087]

wow you ppl are stupid as hell alot of the soldiers are reserves now and they had no choice to go over seas and everyone knows why we are over there but cant do anything about it and they just sent 30,000 reserves over seas and most of them are terrorists yall shouldnt say anything about shit you dont know about thanks

[12GaugeLosAngeles]

soldiers are dumbass puppets... ask them questions about plotics and war... clueless. you cannot mourn the death of a soldier... a soldier is nothing but a death machine... fair game. the marines are only there to ensure the oil supply... they think otherwise, patriotism. Some of these guys REALLY think those poor people are terrorists. Your the occupiers, they are the resistance. Peace-