Sentences with phrase «while military chaplains»
Pvt. Flamard, to be clear, while military chaplains offer religious services and counseling for those who are religious (and including many different kinds of religious), they also have a duty to provide for the spiritual needs of those who are not religious, and with the same enthusiasm, resources, and services that they provide for religious service members.
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On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)
Stop being registrars for state marriages, surrender property tax exemptions, give up the double - dip tax privilege that grants clergy a non-taxable housing allowance while letting them also claim a mortgage deduction, drop military ranks for chaplains in the armed forces.