(SRNN NEWS)- ( ) The military chaplains corps is marking its 250th anniversary this year with an effort to teach the public about its history. It all began with the Revolutionary War in which 218 chaplains served. Today there are thousands of chaplains in service. Initially, all of them were Protestants. The first Catholic chaplains served in […]
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( ) The military chaplains corps is marking its 250th anniversary this year with an effort to teach the public about its history. It all began with the Revolutionary War in which 218 chaplains served. Today there are thousands of chaplains in service. Initially, all of them were Protestants. The first Catholic chaplains served in the Mexican-American War in 1846, and the first rabbi was commissioned in 1862 and served in the Civil War. The first Muslim chaplains were commissioned in the Army in 1993. The Army’s chaplaincy corps also provides religious affairs specialists and religious education directors as needed.
( ) Israeli airline El Al reports that its Paris office has been vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti. Corporate officials are calling the act “deeply disturbing” as tensions between France and Israel run high. The graffiti was discovered Thursday morning. The El Al offices were unoccupied at the time of the incident and no one was harmed. The incident comes amid diplomatic friction following French President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge last month to recognize a Palestinian state — a move welcomed by some European allies but strongly opposed by Israel. In May, several Jewish sites across Paris were defaced.
( ) President Trump continues to address the concerns of Evangelical Christians who form the bedrock of his Republican support. Mr. Trump has established faith-focused entities with numerous influential Christian appointees and has energized supporters with assaults on abortion and the LGBT agenda. His appointees to the Supreme Court have also expanded areas for religious exemptions and expression. At a Rose Garden event on the National Day of Prayer this year President Trump said “We’re bringing back religion in our country.” Evangelicals have voted for him in huge numbers in each of the last three elections.
( ) A growing network of madrassas (muh-DRAH-sahs) — Islamic religious schools — are filling the gaps in Afghanistan’s fractured education system. While public schools still operate in the country, their reach has been weakened by limited resources, teacher shortages and decades of conflict. In response, many families now turn to madrassas, which critics say are radicalizing a whole generation of Afghanistan’s young men, teaching them to hate Jews and Christians. Enrollment is booming. One school north of Kabul has grown from 35 students to more than 160 in five years. For many families, these schools are the only option.