Navy exonerates chaplain accused of being anti-gay

A Navy chaplain accused of failing to show “tolerance and respect” toward gay sailors has been cleared of all wrongdoing and will not be removed from the military.

 

“I am relieved the Navy sided with me,” Lt. Cmdr. Wes Modder told me.

 

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Modder, a highly decorated veteran who once ministered to an elite Navy SEAL unit, had been given a “detachment for cause” letter in February.

 

He was removed from his job after his commander accused him of being intolerant and unable to “function in the diverse and pluralistic environment” of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C.

 

“On multiple occasions he discriminated against students who were of different faiths and backgrounds,” wrote Capt. Jon R. Fahs, the chaplain’s commanding officer, in a memorandum obtained by Fox News.

 

Navy Personnel Command rejected the commander’s recommendation to fire Modder, Military Times reported.

 

“There is no documentation of poor performance in his personnel record,” one unnamed officer told the newspaper.

 

Instead, the chaplain, who is endorsed by the Assemblies of God, was cleared of all wrongdoing and will be allowed to retire — marking the end of nearly 20 years of military service.

 

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