The faithless in foxholes
There is an old saying – there are no atheists in foxholes. In reality, modern soldiers are unlikely to be in a foxhole. But, if they w...
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Jan
Tag Archives: Military
03
Jan
Sing a song of sunshine – and beware
Functions at Government House in Canberra these days are likely to end with a demand from Mrs Linda Hurley, wife of the Governor-Genera...
13
Dec
Christ’s commanders
This article is the third in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. Read the seco...
24
Nov
Losing faith in Defence chaplaincy
This article is the second in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here.
During the G...
16
Nov
The committee of clerics lording it over Defence
This article is the first in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force.
Every three months, Australian taxpayers pay to s...
27
Oct
In the Defence Force, religion is a barrier to care – and it shouldn’t be
In February 2018, as head of the Royal Australian Navy’s Chaplaincy Branch I attended an international Chiefs of Chaplains conference i...
13
Sep
Proselytising through military doctrine
To the casual observer, the inclusion of religious concepts in the Australian Army’s warfighting doctrine would seem to be a poor fit. ...
09
May
Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away
I didn’t attend the Anzac dawn service this year. In truth, I have not attended a dawn service for over a decade, instead preferring a ...
25
Apr
Religious chaplaincy is failing the Defence Force
While the nation takes stock to remember our Anzacs this week, we need to take a moment to think about how we can better support the cu...
05
Jul
My time: The experiences of an ordinary soldier in Papua New Guinea
The overwhelming majority of Australians who have served in war zones have been volunteers. However, during the Vietnam war, 63,735 mal...