Hello apostates and apostatees:
I thought you might find these interesting.
Just to make a long story short, the local elders in my community are part of the County Police Chaplain association.
Here is a direct link to the International Conference of Police Chaplains, this is the association that apparently all chaplains are a part of, at least that is what they claim.
When I served in the US Marine Corp, we had a chaplain, he evidently represented all the Christian religions, of course if you were Jewish or anything else, you were up the creek. It seems to be different in the civilian world, there are chaplains within the Police and Fire departments. Apparently unlike the military, because of the diversity of people in the police and fire departments, [various Christians, Jewish and "heathen" beliefs], there are various chaplains to oversee those individuals within their own faith.
I came across this document from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, making available a list of those churches part of the SOmerset County Police Chaplain association.
Among those denominations listed are Catholic, Presbyterian, Jewish, Methodist, Reformed, Baptist, Sikh, Hindu, Lutheran and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Why would the Jehovah's Witnesses join this association, if their members are not allowed to be a part of the Police force?
I don't have an answer! But I wonder if other counties around the USA also have the Jehovah's Witnesses listed on their County Police Chaplain Association.
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