Clearly, this "chaplain" has things all a**backwards and has no idea how all of that is supposed to work.
This post was edited by Zack at December 24, 2021 10:51 AM MST
The lunacy in liberal universities never ends. Perhaps the chaplain became an atheist while performing chaplain duties. In that case he should leave the position, in my opinion.
For spiritual and pastoral work and counseling, mostly with students. It can involve conducting services for those who wish to attend, teaching classes, and development (fundraising) with alumni. Didn’t your school have religious offerings and support in various denominations for those interested? It’s quite common.
It did, but they were student-run organizations like Hillel International and Newman Center. I don't know of any single "chief chaplain" that oversaw it all. Judging by the controversy this has generated, it seems like politics is involved.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 24, 2021 5:55 PM MST
Actually, Hillel and Newman are national organizations who hire clergy and assign them to campuses where they are active. Other schools hire their own chaplains for essentially the same roles and, in the situations I know of, the chief or university chaplain role, which is largely ceremonial, is rotated among the different denominations on a yearly basis. As for politics, colleges and universities are like any other organization. It doesn't need to be treated like a four-letter word.
Sounds like the story about the "atheist chaplain" is just something to get right-wingers' underwear in a bunch...
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 24, 2021 6:55 PM MST
The 44 year old who was raised in a Jewish household has been described as a "Godfather to the Humanist movement"; a secular values based philosophy that focuses on people's relationship with each other instead of with God.
From The Guardian.
This post was edited by Kittigate at December 24, 2021 2:13 PM MST
Pastoral care does not require a theistic worldview, but the position of "chaplain" requires rather more than that. Frequently a believing student asks the chaplain to pray with them prior to an exam or similarly stressful event, I did so myself as an undergraduate. Would this not require rather extreme hypocrisy from this particular individual?
Zack 