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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Griffworks: [QB] If you follow the Modern Day U.S. Military line of thinking that was the basis for TOS, the various U.S. Services have a chaplin's section that's somewhat separate, but still a strong part of each service. In the services, they wear the same uniform that their unit wears on a daily basis, w/the only exception being that they wear a marking, usually a simple lapel pin like a Cross, Star of David or similar device to mark the religion that they personally worship and are devoted to. However, they are required to be familiar with aspects of all religions, tho not necessarily intimately so. For instance, most Catholic Priests aren't going to be intimately familiar with Islam, but I'll bet you'd be hard-pressed to find one that hasn't read the Koran and has a good understanding of Islam, Judaism, and any number of non-Catholic Christian religions. Chaplins are also looked upon as a sort of couselor by a great many people, regardless the chaplins actual religious beliefs. You can't always have a chaplin of your Faith in your unit, but you can always go and talk to a "Man (or Woman) of the Cloth" about issues regarding religion or morales. Anyhow, I don't see why StarFleet wouldn't have something very similar to that. After all, they respect a great many things, if only to take it at face value. I think I recall reading about a chaplin in one of the old Star Trek novels, this was before TNG first aired. I know that I'd feel a lot better having someone of The Cloth serving on a ship that is the only think keeping me from dying a horrible death in the deep, dark expanses of space. :eek: Just my random flow of neurons and misfiring of pre-ganglianic nerve endings on the subject.... ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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