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Air Force Chaplains Enlist Theology School In Effort to Help Service Members With PTSD

January 31, 2011

Author: Dan Elliott

Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.startribune.com/nation/114858504.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiacyKUzyaP37D_ncyD_2yckUr

A Colorado theology school is teaching Air Force chaplains to consider the religious beliefs of servicemen and women to better help them cope with post-traumatic stress.

 

The goal is to...

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Karbala Bombs Kill Dozens During Shia Commemorations

January 20, 2011

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12242407

Two bomb attacks near the Iraqi city of Karbala have killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150, officials say.

 

The blasts happened on two routes being used by pilgrims taking part in the Shia Muslim commemorations of Arbaeen.

 

Earlier, a suicide bomber killed at least three people in the central city of...

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Army's 'Spiritual Fitness' Test Angers Some Soldiers

January 13, 2011

Author: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Source: National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/13/132904866/armys-spiritual-fitness-test-angers-some-soldiers

Multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll on soldiers: Witness the rise in suicides and other stress-related disorders. A few years ago, the Army noticed that some soldiers fared better than others, and it wondered: Why?

 

One...

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Military Chaplains Are Faith Mismatch for Personnel They Serve

January 9, 2011

Author: Tim Townsend

Source: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/article_19c66ee6-82b8-59f7-b3d5-fd3cc05bc538.html

In the military, the chaplain serves as both a religious leader and a listener - ideally one who can assist military personnel of all faiths. A frequent refrain among chaplains is "chaplain to all, pastor to some."

 

But...

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Wiccans Gather to Celebrate Winter Solstice

December 21, 2010

Author: Kerry Steiner

Source: The Odenton Patch

http://odenton.patch.com/articles/wiccans-gather-to-celebrate-winter-solstice

Religious and spiritual practices have been around for thousands of years and are considered by most to be a deeply personal choice. The chapels on Fort Meade offer both traditional and, some might say, untraditional ways for people to worship according to their faith.

The three chapels...

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A Formerly Persecuted Minority Gains Clout In Afghanistan

December 16, 2010

Author: Borzou Daragahi

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-sects-20101216,0,6884868.story

Along rutted streets in newly revitalized neighborhoods hang green, red, yellow and black banners commemorating Imam Hussein, the prophet Muhammad's grandson, whose death more than 1,300 years ago continues to forge the identity and fuel the grievances of...

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