[CDN_PATRIOT]

This is hardly newsworthy. Toews is smart to have one system. Pandering to every group is just getting out of hand. If your in prison, you don't deserve any special treatment, no matter who you are or what group you are from. If people cry over not having their own 'chaplain', then perhaps they shouldn't have done something to get themselves incarcerated.

-J.

[Gunnair]

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

This is hardly newsworthy. Toews is smart to have one system. Pandering to every group is just getting out of hand. If your in prison, you don't deserve any special treatment, no matter who you are or what group you are from. If people cry over not having their own 'chaplain', then perhaps they shouldn't have done something to get themselves incarcerated.

-J.

Wrong. If one group has the right then frankly all religions ought to.

All or none.

[2Cdo]

Gunnair Gunnair:

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

This is hardly newsworthy. Toews is smart to have one system. Pandering to every group is just getting out of hand. If your in prison, you don't deserve any special treatment, no matter who you are or what group you are from. If people cry over not having their own 'chaplain', then perhaps they shouldn't have done something to get themselves incarcerated.

-J.

Wrong. If one group has the right then frankly all religions ought to.

All or none.

Isn't this the same idea that the CF has adopted?

[Gunnair]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Gunnair Gunnair:

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

This is hardly newsworthy. Toews is smart to have one system. Pandering to every group is just getting out of hand. If your in prison, you don't deserve any special treatment, no matter who you are or what group you are from. If people cry over not having their own 'chaplain', then perhaps they shouldn't have done something to get themselves incarcerated.

-J.

Wrong. If one group has the right then frankly all religions ought to.

All or none.

Isn't this the same idea that the CF has adopted?

No. The CF has Christian, Muslim, Jewish, And Sikh preists/rabbis etc. They have yet to have a pagan priest though Wicca is a religion recognized by the CF.

[cretualin35]

$1:

In question period in the House of Commons on Friday, Conservative MP Candice Bergen, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of public safety, said the remaining full-time chaplains would provide ecumenical multi-faith counselling to all inmates.

How can Christian chaplains provide counseling for, say, a Buddhist inmate?

I love how the function of a government is to make decisions about things it knows nothing about and hope for the best.

[CanadianJeff]

cretualin35 cretualin35:

$1:

In question period in the House of Commons on Friday, Conservative MP Candice Bergen, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of public safety, said the remaining full-time chaplains would provide ecumenical multi-faith counselling to all inmates.

How can Christian chaplains provide counseling for, say, a Buddhist inmate?

I love how the function of a government is to make decisions about things it knows nothing about and hope for the best.

Personally while I stand by the all or nothing approach I'd much rather see the removal of all chaplains and their replacement with actual licensed health care professionals.

I think actual psychologists and councilors do a LOT more actual rehab then any given chaplain.