What would an atheist chaplain do?

[Borachio]

Isn't it for the reassurance they give to the soldiers who have been brought up as Christians? You know, that being a Christian and killing other human beings is perfectly OK.

And don't the command also use the chaplains to gauge the moral of their forces? (As someone has noted above.)

 

[galdre]

Isn't it for the reassurance they give to the soldiers who have been brought up as Christians? You know, that being a Christian and killing other human beings is perfectly OK.

And don't the command also use the chaplains to gauge the moral of their forces? (As someone has noted above.)

Trained counselors would be able to give support to soldiers of any faith, and get an even better gauge of morale since they would be dealing with all members, not just those of a particular faith.

 

[Rashiminos]

We should probably distinguish moral and morale.

 

[Borachio]

Ha! Yeah. My mistake. Morale is what I should've typed.

 

[Domen]

First step: atheist chaplains.

Second step: atheist churches.

Third step: ???

 

[Kyriakos]

^atheist god

 

[warpus]

Atheistmas

 

[bhsup]

First step: atheist chaplains.

Second step: atheist churches.

Third step: ???

^atheist god

Atheistmas

In fact, I'd go so far to say that atheist chaplains are a concerted effort by some hidden atheist movement to try to undermine religion in the world.

I knew it!!!

 

[galdre]

I'm aiming for agnostimas

 

[Rashiminos]

Wouldn't yuletide suffice?

 

[galdre]

Wouldn't yuletide suffice?

I don't know

 

[Lillefix]

Yuletide is pagan.

 

[Formaldehyde]

I can see it now. Fox News leading a boycott of Atheistmas...

I'm not sure why so many Christians are so paranoid regarding the strength of their own faith that they are even fearful of humanist Chaplains, much less homosexual marriage. But I do find it hilarious.

It must be difficult to remain faithful to a god that so frequently made appearances and was directly responsible for so many calamities in the past, but who is now apparently on permanent sabbatical.

 

[Domen]

Atheistmas

What would they celebrate on Atheistmas?

 

[bhsup]

I'm not sure why so many Christians are so paranoid regarding the strength of their own faith that they are even fearful of humanist Chaplains, much less homosexual marriage. But I do find it hilarious.

Has anyone here said once they are afraid of atheist charlatan chaplains? No. I don't approve of it, but I am not afraid of it. And hey, I guess if you really want me to fit your stereotype, I can start opposing gay marriage again. Would that make you happy?

 

[Formaldehyde]

What would they celebrate on Atheistmas?

It would be a festivus for the rest of us.

Has anyone here said once they are afraid of atheist charlatan chaplains?

How else would you explain bigoted congressmen attaching an amendment to a military funding bill to stop it, instead of debating it openly before trying to change the regulations?

Besides, what harm could one highly qualified humanist chaplain possibly cause since the Hindu and Buddhist chaplains create essentially the very same issues in regard to supposed proper "ministering" to Christians?

No. I don't approve of it, but I am not afraid of it.

What makes you think I must have been referring to you personally?

And hey, I guess if you really want me to fit your stereotype, I can start opposing gay marriage again. Would that make you happy?

I keep forgetting what a pervasive influence your own personal opinion has on the future of homosexual rights in the US. Can I reconsider?

 

[warpus]

What would they celebrate on Atheistmas?

I have figured this out.

*clears throat*

Hear ye, hear ye, Atheistmas approacheth. Let us praise the possibly first atheist school of thought:

Atheistic schools are found in early Indian thought and have existed from the times of the historical Vedic religion. Among the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, Samkhya, the oldest philosophical school of thought, does not accept God.

Broadly, the Samkhya system classifies all objects as falling into one of the two categories: Purusha and Prakriti.

Puruṣa is the transcendental self or pure consciousness. It is absolute, independent, free, imperceptible, unknowable through other agencies, above any experience by mind or senses and beyond any words or explanations. It remains pure, “nonattributive consciousness”.

So basically what will happen is a bunch of atheists will get together for a feast, get drunk, and honour Purusha by exchanging gifts and playing board games.

 

[MobBoss]

So standing this on its head, if an atheist went to a Christian chaplain for comfort the only advice he'd get is "You're going to burn in hell you dirty sinner!"

Sounds like you have a pretty low opinion of Christian chaplains.

Do you not think a Christian Chaplain would offer faith in God as a solution to their issues?

You understand that the entire premise of being a Christian is to spread the good news, right?

Or maybe you don't. I dunno.

 

[Kyriakos]

Although in theory a god could be atheist, provided obviously that the entity termed as god would not have a consciousness of its own self (so to speak). Not entirely impossible. Some sort of analogy would be the earth which is not aware of its capacity to feed the organisms on it, but still retains that creative and important capacity. Obviously in the case of a god this would involve very different, and also far more pronounced, qualities.

 

[JollyRoger]

Do you not think a Christian Chaplain would offer faith in God as a solution to their issues?

You understand that the entire premise of being a Christian is to spread the good news, right?

Or maybe you don't. I dunno.

The Christian chaplains that visit my building steer clear of God unless the person they are helping out makes their faith clear.