{"id":1457304,"date":"2022-04-28T18:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457304"},"modified":"2022-04-28T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:14:49","slug":"military-panel-recommends-wild-discrimination-against-chaplains-whose-religions-do-not-accept-woke-orthodoxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-panel-recommends-wild-discrimination-against-chaplains-whose-religions-do-not-accept-woke-orthodoxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Panel Recommends Wild Discrimination Against Chaplains Whose Religions Do Not Accept Woke Orthodoxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilitary-panel-recommends-wild-discrimination-against-chaplains-whose-religions-do-not-accept-woke-orthodoxy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-28-at-4.56.27-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A shocking new report from Canada\u2019s National Defence\u00a0Minister\u2019s Advisory Panel describes religion as a \u201csource of suffering and generational trauma\u201d and directs officials not to allow military chaplains from religions that do not accept the Canadian government\u2019s principles of diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence Team \u201ccannot justify\u201d hiring members of religions that it deems \u201cmarginalize certain people or categorically refuse them a position\u00a0<span class=\"nowrap\">of leadership,\u201d according to the report issued April 25 from Canada\u2019s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Advisory Panel has observed that there are varying degrees of misogyny, sexism and discrimination woven into the philosophies and beliefs of some mainstream religions currently represented in the cadre of chaplains\u201d in the\u00a0Canadian Armed Forces, the report continued, noting that \u201cthe Defence Team cannot consider itself supportive of inclusivity when it employs as chaplains members of organizations whose values are not consistent with National Defence\u2019s ethics and values\u2014even if those members express non-adherence to the policies of their chosen religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assembled in December 2020, that advisory panel was created \u201cto seek out the policies, processes and practices that enable systemic racism and discrimination in the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF),\u201d the Canadian government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-national-defence\/news\/2022\/04\/ministerial-advisory-panel-report-released-as-part-of-effort-to-eliminate-systemic-racism-and-discrimination-on-the-defence-team.html\">said in a news release<\/a>, noting that its\u00a0work has focused on \u201cAnti-Indigenous and Anti-Black Racism, LGBTQ2+ Prejudice, Gender Bias, White Supremacy, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination against people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered that the minister of National Defence eliminate all sources of \u00a0\u201canti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, LGBTQ2 prejudice, gender bias and white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces,\u201d according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p>Ray Pennings, co-founder and executive vice president of the Canadian think tank Cardus, told The Daily Wire on Thursday that while \u201cthe desire to change the culture of the Canadian Armed Forces is good,\u201d the \u201cantidote cannot possibly be the bigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet that\u2019s exactly what the panel\u2019s recommendation on chaplaincy is\u2014a recommendation based on ad hominem attacks and caricatures of Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians, as well as Muslims and Jews,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report proposes exclusion in the name of diversity and inclusion,\u201d he said, warning, \u201cThe defence minister needs to reject the recommendation on chaplaincy publicly and firmly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither the minister nor the National Defence department immediately responded to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>While the report acknowledges that religion can be \u201ca\u00a0source of solace, optimism and compassion\u201d for many members of the defence team, it stresses that \u201cfor some Canadians, religion can be a source of suffering and generational trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is especially true for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited members of Canadian society,\u201d the report says. \u201cAnd Indigenous Peoples have suffered unimaginable generational trauma and genocide at the hands of Christian religious leaders through initiatives such as Residential School and Indian Day School programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Defence minister\u2019s report finds fault with religions that are not aligned with the Canadian government\u2019s idea of diversity, noting that \u201csome chaplains represent or are affiliated with organized religions whose beliefs are not synonymous with those of a diverse and inclusive workplace\u201d and \u201csome of the affiliated religions of these chaplains do not subscribe to an open attitude and the promotion of diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example,\u201d the report said, apparently referring to institutions like the Catholic Church, \u201csome churches\u2019 exclusion of women from their priesthoods violates principles of equality and social justice, as do sexist notions embedded in their religious dogmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, certain faiths have strict tenets requiring conversion of those they deem to be \u2018pagan,\u2019 or who belong to polytheistic religions,\u201d the report continued. \u201cThese faiths\u2019 dogmas and practices conflict with the commitment of the Defence Team to value equality and inclusivity at every level of the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Minister\u2019s Advisory Panel was created in Dec 2020 with a clear mandate to seek out the policies and practices that enable systemic racism and discrimination in the DND and CAF. Today, MND Anita Anand released the final report and discussed next steps: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5AxOXZfF6P\">https:\/\/t.co\/5AxOXZfF6P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/17SMh1sL7a\">pic.twitter.com\/17SMh1sL7a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadian Armed Forces (@CanadianForces) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadianForces\/status\/1518646024654528514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If a religion prohibited a black person from serving \u201cwithin its ranks,\u201d the report said, its members would be banned from the\u00a0Chaplaincy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same scrutiny should be applied to those religions that forbid women to serve within their ranks or are against equal rights for same-sex couples,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>The report recommends that any person whose values are \u201cnot aligned with those of the Defence Team\u201d not be considered for employment as spiritual guides \u2014 otherwise, the report concludes, \u201cthe Defence Team\u2019s message \u2026 is inconsistent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also recommends that elected chaplains be representative of many faiths, \u201cincluding forms of spirituality beyond the Abrahamic faiths,\u201d meaning Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReview the selection process for chaplains to ensure that, in addition to listening skills, empathy and emotional intelligence, there is an intrinsic appreciation for diversity and a willingness to challenge one\u2019s beliefs,\u201d the report encourages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind ways to grant educational equivalencies, for example to knowledge keepers, rather than strictly adhering to the prerequisite that all chaplains must have a master\u2019s degree,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement accompanying the report, Minister of National Defence Anand praises the military for never faltering and \u201calways answering the call of service during climate-related disasters, throughout the pandemic, and on military deployments far from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our most basic responsibility and top priority to ensure they can serve and work with pride in an environment that is free from racism and discrimination,\u201d she said. \u201cI sincerely thank the Panel for their extensive work and recommendations for change to eliminate systemic racism and discrimination on the Defence Team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four former members of the CAF comprised the panel: retired\u00a0Major General Ed Fitch, retired Sergeant Derek Montour, retired Major Sandra Perron, and retired Captain Door L. Gibson.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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