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Send a HeroBox Care Package Today!OPINION – I’m with him. On Friday, former Green Beret, now Army Chaplain Maj. Brian T. Hargis, the brigade chaplain for the 157th Infantry Brigade sent an email to the Army Reserve unit’s “ALL USERS” inbox celebrating the end of Roe v. Wade and the “murder of millions of people.”
In his email, according to Task & Purpose, Hargis, who served as a Green Beret for over a decade before becoming a chaplain in 2007, wrote:
This is a monumental victory of the highest spiritual context, as it upholds the sanctity of life of the unborn, honors the US Constitution, makes right the wrong of 1973, and ends the murder of millions of people.
REJOICE & CELEBRATE! Today is NOT a ‘tragic error’ nor a ‘very solemn moment for the United States.’ We should not condemn the Supreme Court to Hell as [Rep.] Maxine Waters did today. Instead, we should rejoice in this decision because it honors God.
After quoting from several Bible verses, he advised soldiers to “LIVE THE OATH!” to the Constitution and pray not only for the safety of Supreme Court justices and families “whose lives are in danger from Satanic-influenced evildoers,” but “that the curse on America will be lifted as a result of the ruling.”
While many in today’s increasingly secular world may not like the major’s spiritual language, he is a chaplain after all, and I believe he simply said out loud what many of us feel.
Ya, there are a lot of “Satanic-influenced evildoers” out there.
Of course, there was blowback from cowardly and politically correct (PC) senior officers, who wrongly critiqued Major Hargis for doing his job.
Task & Purpose noted that Lt. Col. Joshua Hunter, a battalion commander in the brigade, replied to Hargis by saying:
This is an inappropriate message to send on this medium and I cannot endorse your statements or sentiment. I ask that you recall this message and allow individuals to hold their own opinions on this matter.
How about this, Lt Col. Hunter? Let Hargis hold his own opinion on this matter and express it as part of his job as a chaplain, and let others decide on their own as well.
Task & Purpose added that:
In a separate email, the chaplain’s boss, Col. Troy Mills, wrote to the brigade and addressed the “many difficult societal and political issues evoking strong emotions” that can make it difficult for some to “constrain one’s response” in light of deeply held beliefs. Hargis was not mentioned by name.
“Members of the Armed Forces maintain their First Amendment rights, however, there are appropriate times and places to express opinions,” wrote Mills. “At work, in uniform, or using government equipment/systems is not the correct method. It can erode the trust and confidence of others and appear that the individual speaks on behalf of the military.”
How about this, Col. Troy? Hargis was doing his job providing spiritual counseling to his troops and providing a much-needed spiritual corrective to the overwhelming secular, leftist propaganda bombarding all Americans including our troops regarding the Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade.
The troops need to hear all sides and decide for themselves.
Meanwhile, one soldier in the brigade defended the chaplain as a “phenomenal dude” who is now getting blowback for “standing up for his faith.”
“I don’t feel the chaplain stepped outside his bounds,” the soldier told Task & Purpose. “If you ever met this guy you would understand, he spent the bulk of his career in the Special Forces realm.”
I’m with this soldier too. We need more courageous officers like Major Hargis and less PC cowards like Lt. Col. Hunter and Col. Troy. God bless him, and God bless the Supreme Court. ALD
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
Like many of us have said for a long time now, our military leaders have slowly been moved out and replaced by politicians. I devoted 26 years of my life to my country and I’m sad to see what has happened to our once great military. The Chaplain was only doing his duty providing guidance to the troops. I’ve been retired a long time from the Army, but they do still allow religious services don’t they? With all this stupid “woke” business there’s no telling what is no longer allowed.
I agree, Gus, and thanks for your service brother.
the Chaplain is a man of GOD and if we had more like him we would not be concerned in abortion being wiped out; after all those that abort are in fact killing Gods creations
The Chaplin is allowing others to believe exactly what they (or we) like. Per the military comment of:
“This is an inappropriate message to send on this medium and I cannot endorse your statements or sentiment. I ask that you recall this message and allow individuals to hold their own opinions on this matter.”
I don’t need them to tell me what I SHOULD believe. I got it.
When the Sec. of Defense announces his position to the world why should this Chaplain be condemned for offering his troops his opinion? IMO, the services are so concerned by wokeness and the rest there is no time to train the defenders of our country how to do their primary job-protect and defend. (And in the Navy’s case operate their ships safely).
Well said!
Freedom of Speech no longer exists in America… especially in the U.S. Military. If you say openly what you think, feel, or believe… you will offend someone and they will take steps to punish you or ruin your military career. U.S. Army, (ret) TX
If anybody is going to make comments on the military’s equipment, then everybody ought to be able to make comments. Why does the military even have chaplains if they are going to follow Satan into the pit? The problem today is, chaplains are treated like second class citizens in our new partisan, and leftist, military leadership. Seems like these “leaders” are like to give in to the crowd more than lead. Listening to the “whiners” more than the guys that just “do” the job. These guys need run out of the military soon the illegitimate commander in chief is forced out of office. The fish rots from the head down is still and may always be true, as long as this moron is in charge.
Unfortunately the good chaplain will undoubtedly be purged from the military like others unwilling to follow the Marxist agenda.
I thank God for people like Chaplain Hargis. He is a man of conviction, unlike his woke critics. As a former Marine I say to the Major – stand fast to your convictions, sir. Thank you for upholding your oath to the Constitution and your God and Country.
The military is now being run by political clowns like Milley instead of actual officers and it extends to ALL branches.
Captain Hargis experience joy and hope when the news came out as a man of God that’s what hope is. He is needed there amidst great evil. We need to pray for all men of God especially those in the military God bless America
The SCOTUS abortion decision was very weak in order to get the 5th and 6th SCOTUS RINO Justice votes. It could have considered the life of the ignored party, THE BABY, under the 14th Amendment. ……but did not!
The Leftist states can now expand Pro-abortion laws to include Infanticide. Red state ‘birthing persons’ that can not keep their legs closed and treat abortion as if it is cosmetic surgery, can simply go to California, Illinois or New York! ……Nothing has changed!
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection” of the laws……That means the unborn baby!
Unborn children as constitutional persons (Remove the spaces)
pubmed. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/20443281/#:~:text=As%20an%20effect%20of%20the,federal%20protection%20of%20unborn%20persons
As an effect of the unanimity of the states in holding unborn children to be persons under criminal, tort, and property law, the text of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment compels federal protection of unborn persons. Furthermore, to the extent Justice Blackmun examined the substantive law in these disciplines, his findings are clearly erroneous and as a whole amount to judicial error. Moreover, as a matter of procedure, according to the due process standards recognized in Fifth Amendment jurisprudence of the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade should be held null and void as to the rights and interests of unborn persons. …..but it was not!