tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787164036779052615.post6396486632001422420..comments2023-06-04T04:51:12.469-06:00Comments on About Kitty: Chaplains in Minnesota - Part 2Cat's Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937062351509171330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787164036779052615.post-30646596545787946652010-11-17T02:22:56.124-06:002010-11-17T02:22:56.124-06:00They don't seem to be doing a very good job if...They don't seem to be doing a very good job if that is their purpose. There isn't universal health insurance, and many people are suffering. I don't see them lobbying for it. In the mean time they are costing the tax payer. In some cases they are <a href="http://www.legistorm.com/office/Senate_Chaplain/2.html" rel="nofollow">costing the tax payer a lot</a>. We should not have the government paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to have someone remind us there is something greater than ourselves. If we don't wish to believe that, it's our own prerogative. If someone wants to believe it, that's theirs.<br /><br />No, Ann, that's not a good reason in a country that isn't a theocracy.Cat's Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13937062351509171330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787164036779052615.post-64712509691878504032009-07-10T12:58:00.463-06:002009-07-10T12:58:00.463-06:00yes, a good reason for a chaplain is to remind pol...yes, a good reason for a chaplain is to remind politicians that they are not just dealing with budgets, numbers, statistics, and their decisions have an impact on people's quality of life , such as health insurance and how many will suffer without it...a chaplain brings the human aspect into the picture. and to remind us that there is something greater then just ourselves!ann pattockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291055458721980673noreply@blogger.com