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Army Labeled Evangelicals as Religious Extremists Posted in Top Stories | 0 comments Apr 5, 2013 By Todd Starnes A U.S. Army training instructor listed Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas during a briefing with an Army Reserve unit based in Pennsylvania, Fox News has learned. CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWSLETTER YOU CAN GET. TODD’S AMERICAN DISPATCH. “We find this offensive to have Evangelical Christians and the Catholic Church to be listed among known terrorist groups,” said Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. “It is dishonorable for any U.S. military entity to allow this type of wrongheaded characterization.” Material presented to soldiers at training session. The incident occurred during an Army Reserve Equal Opportunity training brief on extremism. Topping the list is Evangelical Christianity. Other organizations listed included Catholicis...

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:1:82-91 (March 2009) Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Suicide Among Incarcerated Veterans + Author Affiliations Dr. Wortzel is Assistant Professor with the VISN (Veterans Integrated Service Network) 19 MIRECC (Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Denver VA, Denver, CO, and the Neurobehavioral Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO. Dr. Binswanger is Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO. Dr. Anderson is Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Denver VA and University of Colorado, Denver, CO. Dr. Adler is Director of the VISN 19 MIRECC and Professor and Vice-Chair (VA) of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO Address correspondences to: Hal S. Wortzel, MD, Department of Ps...

MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY: VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA Membership is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between February 28, 1961 and May 07, 1975, or in any duty location between August 5, 1964 and May 07, 1975. A copy of your DD Form-214 must accompany your application. VVA Membership Form MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY: ASSOCIATES OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA The Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America is a national, nonprofit membership and service organization dedicated to advancing the full range of issues affecting Vietnam veterans, their families, and their communities. AVVA is affiliated with Vietnam Veterans of America, working together to ensure that Vietnam veterans get the honor, respect, and benefits that they deserve. AVVA Membership Form

To Whoever Gets My Dog:       They told me the big black Lab's name was Reggie as I looked at him lying in his pen.The shelter was clean, and the people really friendly.        I'd only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.        But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn't hurt. Give me someone to talk to.        And I had just seen Reggie's advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn't look like "Lab people," whatever that meant. They must've thought I did.        But at first, I thought the she...