chaplains

Non-Christian prison chaplains chopped by Ottawa CBC News Posted: Oct 4, 2012 6:21 PM PT The federal government is cancelling the contracts of non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons, CBC News has learned. Inmates of other faiths, such as Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews...

Chaplains from Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities are being sought by the Ministry of Defence. About 740 personnel have declared themselves to be from the four religions, but only Christian chaplains are employed by the MoD. Defence Minister Ivor Caplin said: "It is our...