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A Navy Chaplain Walks the Plank

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Over 100,000 Americans have expressed their support for a U.S. Navy chaplain who's facing a possible career-ending discipline after he voiced his Christian beliefs on homosexuality and premarital sex during a counseling session with sailors.

In early 2014, a small group of sailors asked for a private counseling session with Navy Chaplain Wes Modder, and asked about the spiritual nature of certain types of personal conduct.

Modder, who has served over 15 years as a Navy chaplain after serving four years in the Marines, answered according to his Pentecostal faith. However, the group of sailors did not agree with Modder's Christian views and later complained.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/frc-calls-on-christians-to-support-navy-chaplain-facing-discharge-for-expressing-biblical-views-on-homosexuality-135644/

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