Military chaplain: Soldier’s rape ‘must have been God’s will’

[kpete]

Military chaplain: Soldier’s rape ‘must have been God’s will’

By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON – A lawsuit targeting the Pentagon contains an astonishing anecdote about a retired Sergeant's experience after being sexually assaulted by a colleague during a deployment to Afghanistan.

The lawsuit, available here (PDF), http://servicewomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/48879866-Military-Rape-and-Sexual-Assault-Litigation.pdf was filed by 17 military women against Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld in Virginia. It assails "the military's repeated failures to take action in rape cases created a culture where violence against women was tolerated, violating the plaintiffs' Constitutional rights."

Sergeant Rebekah Havrilla alleges in the complaint that in 2006, after her military supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed her, she was raped by a colleague she was working with at the time.

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"She immediately sought the assistance of the military chaplain," the lawsuit reads. "When SGT Havrilla met with the military chaplain, he told her that 'it must have been God's will for her to be raped' and recommended that she attend church more frequently."

the rest:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/18/military-chaplain-soldiers-rape-must-have-been-gods-will/

[TheWraith]

1. And I'm sure if I decided to shoot the chaplain in the knees, that's God's Will too. nt

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Or if a soldier "accidentally" fragged the good chaplain....

Then that would also have to be "God's Will".

Holy Fucking Shit, what is WITH these fundie nutjobs?

[TheWraith]

8. The crazy part is, they haven't even read their own holy book.

According to their belief system, the entire reason that humankind is in a bad way is because humans have FREE WILL, enabling them to choose things not sanctioned by God.

[Pooka Fey]

9. I wish I'd said that.

[upi402]

3. That chaplain's god must be a perverted god

I still hope there really IS a hell for these guys.

[spanone]

4. fuck the chaplain.

[Badfish]

5. Whats his name ?

[sgsmith]

6. I wonder what the chaplain would say if it was his wife

or daughter who got raped?

Nice to be so sure about God's will, isn't it?

[el_bryanto]

7. I'm a church-goer - but seriously. That is f-ing insane.

Bryant

[Vogon_Glory]

10. Clerical Malpractice

I wonder if there's such a thing as clerical malpractice for so-called "Christian" preachers giving such awful counsel. That bird deserves to be raked over the coals.

[Blue Owl]

11. That boot up the chaplin's ass?

God's will.

[JuniperLea]

12. Fuck your GOD

If that's what your God is about, you can have him. This is insane.