Reading Time: 6 minutes It was a complicated Memorial Day weekend in the US, and not just because of the nation’s now-quotidian gun violence, or because the current debt ceiling crisis threatens an already “degraded” US military with further hits to “readiness and morale”. Just prior to the weekend’s events, which honor and mourn people who died in the […]
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Posted inTaboo
Treating PTSD with psychedelics
Reading Time: 4 minutes The documentary From Shock to Awe takes an intimate and raw look at the transformational journey of two combat veterans suffering from severe trauma as they abandon pharmaceuticals to seek relief through the mind-expanding world of psychedelics. In an online conversation with documentary co-creator Janine Sagert, we explored how the transformative power of psychedelics and meditation helped […]
Posted inPolitics
Air Force Academy accused of promoting Christianity with out-of-order numbers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Update: After I published the article, I received a very angry response from Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, who wasn’t happy with my conclusions and insists “there is back story here you are unaware of” which he did not explain in his public messages. I’m just reproducing his email in full: … […]
Posted inEducation
Why letting veterans teach without degrees is a bad idea
Reading Time: 2 minutes As reported in MilitaryTimes on Tuesday, Florida’s Department of Education announced that in an attempt to fill 9,000 teaching vacancies, veterans can now receive a five-year voucher to teach without a degree. This is part of Florida’s statewide expanded career and workforce opportunities for military veterans that is budgeted at $8.6 million. These vouchers would […]
Posted inReligious News
FBI raids three Southern churches known for targeting soldiers
Reading Time: 3 minutes On Thursday, the FBI raided three churches in Georgia and Texas, all of which were affiliated with the House of Prayer Christian Church (HOPCC) and all of which were known to target soldiers specifically. While the FBI hasn’t released any formal statement about the raid, there’s reason to believe it occurred because of alleged fraud […]
Posted inHuman Story
Laughter is healing | Nathan Timmel
After comedian Nathan Timmel witnessed a ceremony for a US soldier killed in Afghanistan, he had to perform for that soldier’s friends.
Posted inPolitics
Army chaplain’s Ph.D. thesis: Using the military to win Christian converts
Reading Time: 5 minutes Back in March, William Harrison earned his Ph.D. in Missiology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. (Missiology is the study of religious missions, usually Christian ones.) Harrison’s degree and subject matter aren’t the issue… but look at that title again: “The United States Military: A Field for Great Commission Fulfillment.” It appears to be saying that […]
Posted inResearch
A bridge too far: The failure to capture ‘spiritual fitness’ in the US military
Reading Time: 3 minutes After massive resources have been spent trying to assess spiritual fitness in the military, scholars now admit it is not a meaningful concept.
Posted inPolitics
Jewelry store sues military over Christian dog tags
Reading Time: 4 minutes The jewelry store Shields of Strength is suing the Department of Defense, claiming their regulations are a form of religious persecution.
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A Colorado Town Sold Public Property to a Boy Scout for His Christian Memorial
Reading Time: 4 minutes City officials have no idea they’re still in legal trouble.