why not?All well and good, but why do people with religious affiliations need to be performing these services, paid for with taxes?
why not?
why do they need to be regulated??? Do you actually know what separation between church and state means?? Most atheist have no clue....Separation of church and state.
They could be regulated like military chaplains; non-denominational in regards to counseling.
why do they need to be regulated??? Do you actually know what separation between church and state means?? Most atheist have no clue....
I didn't hear anything denominational in his speech, and those who object to his affiliation apparently didn't understand what he was saying.
Let me guess... you're religious?
Why would you guess that? Is this yet another theist vs atheist argument to you?
Umm no! I seriously doubt a chaplain walks a fine line!So, a police Chaplin walks a find line. It could easily be seen as the state endorsing a religion by hiring a religious authority figure to preform a religious function.
if thats a muslim im a catholic priest
Umm no! I seriously doubt a chaplain walks a fine line!
i'm from a catholic country. my family is catholic so you could say that we (me included) are catholic.
sure we have a few people up in the mountains which actually still believe jesus is real and that angels watch you; but pretty much nobody will freak out if you cut your beard, eat meat on a friday or curse the pope.
otoh, the vast majority of people who define themselves muslim tend to be quite strict with their muslimness and how it influences their lives.
now i know mine's just a shot in the dark, but i'd guess that 'there new york boi (prolly third generation at least) is about as much a muslim as your average canadian is "italian" or "french".
Guess what? He presented his rational train of thought that not all practicing members of a stated religion may be perceptively defined as orthodox.guess again....
You missed the article:if thats a muslim im a catholic priest
DigDog, how is this Imam, not a Muslim?He graduated ten years ago, in 2004, with a major in Middle Eastern Studies and a minor in Politics. Just a year after graduation, he was appointed the first Muslim chaplain here and two years after graduation, the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton. In 2007, under his leadership, the Islamic Center here became the first ever established Muslim student center at any institution of higher education in the United States. And also that year, when he was 24, mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated him to become the youngest chaplain in the history of the NYPD.
Through his work, Imam Latif has demonstrated not only an exceptional dedication to gaining and disseminating religious knowledge and values but has begun to carve out a much needed space for young American Muslims to celebrate their unique identity and have their voices heard in the larger public sphere, working tirelessly to foster dialogue with people of other faiths, in order to clarify misconceptions and encourage mutual education. In 2012, Imam Latif co-founded with our vice chancellor, Linda Mills, our rabbi, Yehuda Serna and Chelsea Clinton the Of Many Institute, a programatic (?) groundbreaking model for multi-faith leadership at a university level.
If, because this Imam is from and living in New York, may not be a Muslims, how may you be Catholic, in Scotland, 3 centuries under the head a Protestant monarch?i'm from a catholic country. my family is catholic so you could say that we (me included) are catholic.
The majority of Québécois may not be Catholic, neither?now i know mine's just a shot in the dark, but i'd guess that 'there new york boi (prolly third generation at least) is about as much a muslim as your average canadian is "italian" or "french".