Alliance Defending Freedom’s “Faith & Justice”:
“What flavor are you?”
It may seem an odd question, but it’s a common one for chaplains in the U.S. military — and to the serviceman or woman asking, a pretty important one, says Rev. Craig Muehler, recently retired after 28 years as a Navy chaplain.
Understandably, a Methodist sailor likes to learn his chaplain is Methodist; a Catholic pilot hopes his padre is a Catholic. But come the crunch of life issues, unforeseen circumstances, or military crisis,“flavors” can quickly seem irrelevant. A soldier just wants someone to talk to.