an actual ad for joining the navy.

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    Part of the roles of a Navy Chaplain are to provide religious services. This is inherently a religious role, it should not be expected that an atheist or “non-theist” will perform these roles correctly.

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      Chaplain: a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, branch of the armed forces, etc.

      By definition, a Chaplain is a religious insurgent.

      Insurgent: a rebel or revolutionary.

      So, an Insurgent Chaplain: An individual who is a Champlain in a country founded on the concept of separation of Church and State, but insists on being a paid state official to enforce their religion on members of the state.