Political Quotes

“Thank you, Dr. Fleming, for your leadership on this. Mr. Chairman, this is a very important amendment. I support this amendment to prohibit the appointment of atheist chaplains. My constituents back in Oklahoma are shaking their heads. The secular left is so invested in ripping God from everything that I must stand here with my friend Dr. Fleming in order to prohibit Obama's Department of Defense from establishing an oxymoron--atheist chaplains. Military chaplains have a duty to faithfully serve all servicemembers and to facilitate the free exercise of religion under the First Amendment. As a Navy pilot with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, I recognize that war affects all servicemembers--believers and atheists. However, those without faith have plenty of options, from counselors to psychologists, from whom to seek emotional support. Why does the secular left insist on ruining the integrity of the chaplaincy in order to serve their agenda of institutionalized godlessness? I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. {time} 2015”