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Then he’s not a chaplain, his title should be changed.

• badRNG 5y ago
  This really raises the question, what is the role of a chaplain anymore? At a school tolerant of religious diversity, I don't imagine a Christian chaplain would be of much help for explicitly religious matters for a Muslim student. Nor even would a Catholic chaplain be of much help to a Mormon on explicitly religious issues. Part of me thinks this position is a bit of an anachronism in the current day. However I do know that chaplains provide a lot of value as councilors and "life guides" on a host of topics including moral ones for military members. And it often doesn't matter the religious beliefs of the chaplain in that context, they are often simply someone outside the chain-of-command who is credible on moral issues who is not obligated to report the things you tell them (e.g. suicidal thoughts, being a victim of sexual assault, etc.)