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Podcast: A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Episode: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE MODERN MILITARY?
Description: The shadow of the First Amendment certainly hovers over the chaplaincy... .
Religion has long played an important role in sustaining soldier morale, especially in the front lines of war. But, over the past century many questions have surfaced over how religion is institutionalized in the armed forces. Is the existence of a chaplaincy a violation of the U.S. Constitution? What can or should chaplains do or not do? Which religions, faiths, or belief systems are or should be included? These and many other questions are addressed in this conversation between Dr. Ronit Stahl, author of Enlisting Faith: How the...