Starnes: Lawmakers Defend Chaplain Accused of Anti-Gay Discrimination

By Todd Starnes, Fox Nation

Now that a rampaging mob of liberals has bullied the state of Indiana into submission, I want to direct your attention to what they’re trying to do to a Navy Chaplain.

Wes Modder is a 19-year veteran of the military based at an officer’s training school in South Carolina. This man once ministered to our Navy SEALs. But now he is  facing what could be the end of his highly decorated military career.

A gay officer filed a complaint against Chaplain Modder, accusing him of failing to show tolerance and respect in private counseling sessions. The officer was specifically upset about Modder’s Christian beliefs.

Chaplain Modder is endorsed by the Assemblies of God, a denomination that believes premarital sex is a sin, as well as homosexual behavior. The officer took offense  and accused Modder of discrimination.

Now Congress is getting involved. Nearly three dozen lawmakers sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy demanding answers. I have an exclusive copy of that letter.

The lawmakers point out that the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention hold the same beliefs on marriage and homosexuality that the Assemblies of God hold, writing this:

“It is dangerous to fall prey to the fundamentally false proposition that individuals who support natural marriage can only be motivated by animus for others.”

The Navy seems to regard chaplains as glorified summer camp counselors, dispensing secular platitudes and lollipops. Folks, this smells like a set-up. Why else would a gay officer who’s married to another man seek out an evangelical chaplain for advice?

It seems to me if you take offense at the counsel of a Christian chaplain, don’t go to a Christian chaplain.

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Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary, heard on hundreds of radio stations. His latest book is “God Less America.”