Navy Chaplain Fights Dismissal After Shaming Gay And Unmarried Female Sailors

[DonViejo]

BY ZACK FORD POSTED ON MARCH 11, 2015 AT 2:24 PM

Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Modder may soon lose his job as a chaplain assigned to the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command because of the way he expressed his beliefs on homosexuality and premarital sex to sailors and students. Last month, he was issued a “detachment for cause” letter indicating that “his conduct warrants his removal.” He’s now fighting for his job, arguing that he was simply expressing his religious beliefs.

The question is whether the way he expressed those beliefs violated his agreement with the Navy. Modder, who is endorsed by the Pentecostal Assemblies of God, allegedly imposed his beliefs on sailors on multiple occasions. The complaint against him, which stems from multiple sources, outlines the following examples:

-He told a student that she was “shaming herself in the eyes of god” for having premarital sex.
He told another student that homosexuality was wrong.

-He told a student that “the penis was meant for the vagina and not for the anus,” while making an inappropriate hand gesture.

-He insinuated that he had the ability to “save” gay people.

-He asked a staff member about her sexual conduct and then told her that she should be in love with God and not her partner.

-He berated a pregnant student for becoming pregnant while not married.

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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/03/11/3632476/navy-chaplain-homosexuality-premarital-sex-religious-freedom/

[peacebird]

1. He should be separated from the Navy, and then he can freely practice his religious beliefs

To his little hearts content.

[hunter]

2. "Religious freedom" is one thing, being an asshole is another.

Kick him out of the Navy so he can be an asshole on his own time.

I find it fascinating there are Christian military chaplains who are non-judgmental problem solvers and counselors who truly treat everyone as their beloved brothers and sisters.

I suppose Father Mulcahy of the M.A.S.H. television series is the stereotype, although most I've met tend to be Protestants.

And then there are assholes like Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Modder, who seems more of a Frank Burns character. He even looks a little like Frank Burns, "ferret face" and all.