The following is by Family Council staff member Deborah Beuerman.
The persecution and hostility against Christians in the U.S. Military is strong. Both gay activists and atheists have been allowed register complaints resulting in punitive action and even dismissal from the military for Christian members.
Military chaplains are particularly under attack as evidenced this week by the removal from duty of U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Commander Wes Modder, who has served 19 years with great distinction.
Credentialed by the Assemblies of God, Chaplain Modder was accused of “failing to show tolerance and respect the rights of individuals.” This by the base commander who had just weeks before commended Chaplain Modder as “the best of the best.” Under the pretext of curiosity about the chaplain’s beliefs, a young officer newly assigned as a chaplain’s assistant visited with him in private numerous times. Chaplain Modder expressed his biblical view on sexual morality–including homosexuality. Never disclosing that he himself was gay and married to a man, the officer appeared one day with 2 Equal Opportunity representatives and a 5-page complaint which could result in the chaplain being forced out of the military.
Chaplain Modder was simply doing what he is trained and directed to do: offering spiritual guidance in accordance with his faith. His right to do so is legally protected. In fact, according to military policy, if he does not adhere to the tenets of his faith, he could lose his ability to remain a chaplain.
Federal law and military regulations forbid the Navy from taking adverse action against a chaplain based on his faith, making the Navy’s actions against Modder unlawful.
Below are links for signing two petitions to the Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus calling for Chaplain Modder to be fully restored and all charges against him to be dropped. Family Research Council and Liberty Institute will deliver your petitions to them to show them that the American people will not stand for hostility toward faith in their military.
http://www.frc.org/alert/another-chaplain-needs-your-help
https://www.libertyinstitute.org/modderfacts
you can also contact your members of Congress. American Family Association has provided this link that allows you to easily send emails:
