Soldiers Punished for Not Attending Christian Concert
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Major General James E. Chambers
As far as Major General James E. Chambers is concerned, being in the U.S. Army also means being in God’s army too. For the past several years, Chambers, the born-again commander of first Fort Eustis and then Fort Lee in Virginia, has wanted his soldiers to attend a Spiritual Fitness Concert Series, which promotes Christianity, especially the evangelical variety. The events include readings from the Bible and rock music from bands like BarlowGirl, which believes in “an aggressive, almost warrior-like stance when it comes to spreading the gospel and serving God.”
Failure to attend the concert series has resulted in soldiers being punished. About 80 troops stationed at Fort Eustis opted not to go to this year’s May event and were put on lock-down, which meant being confined to their barracks and ordered to perform maintenance duties. Nine of the punished soldiers complained to superiors.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
U.S. Soldiers Punished for Not Attending Christian Concert (by Chris Rodda, Huffington Post)
Jacobs Theater Echoes with Love, War During Spiritual Fitness Concert (by Lyna Tucker, Peninsula Warrior)
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