Thank you for the bold and prophetic declaration CPSP has released regarding marriage equality. Your public dismay over the injustices of DOMA, and the compelling ethical principles included in your statement will serve as a witness to truth and justice. You have taken a timely and courageous action which will embolden other pastoral care providers to join hands and hearts in the pursuit of marriage equality and family values.
Sincerely,
Paul W. Dodd, Chaplain (Colonel), U.S. Army (Ret)
Tom Carpenter, Esq. (CAPT USMC 1970-1982)
Co-Chairs, The Forum on the Military Chaplaincy
http://www.doddpcp.com/
http://forumonthemilitarychaplaincy.org/
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Tom Carpenter is a former Marine, an A-4M and airline pilot, attorney, consultant and blogger. He served on the SLDN board for 16 years and was co-chair for 6 years. Tom is an Honorary Lifetime Member of OutServe and is presently co-chair of the Forum on the Military Chaplaincy. Tom lives in Los Angeles with his husband of 20 years, Art.
tomcarpenter@roadrunner.com
Chaplain (Colonel) Paul W. Doddd, U.S. Army (Ret) served 31 years as a military Chaplain. He has served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Area II Support Activity-Korea, Military District of Washington, 130th Station Hospital in Heidelberg, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Brooke Army Medical Center. He retired as Command Chaplain of the U.S. Army Medical Command.
Military decorations include six awards of the Meritorious Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a Clinical Member of the American Counseling Association. He has served on the Military Advisory Council for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the Religion and Faith Council of the Human Rights Campaign, and is Co-Chair and Founder of the Forum on the Military Chaplaincy. Paul is the father of two daughters, Christi and Jeanna, and the grandfather of three grandchildren.
doddpw@aol.com