Oxymoron of the Day - the Atheist Chaplain

Atheists must really be feeling bad about themselves lately because they've sure been trying hard to get attention:

In the military, there are more than 3,000 chaplains who minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of active duty troops, regardless of their faiths. The vast majority are Christians, a few are Jews or Muslims, one is a Buddhist. A Hindu, possibly even a Wiccan may join their ranks soon.

But an atheist?

Strange as it sounds, groups representing atheists and secular humanists are pushing for the appointment of one of their own to the chaplaincy, hoping to give voice to what they say is a large — and largely underground — population of nonbelievers in the military.

Joining the chaplain corps is part of a broader campaign by atheists to win official acceptance in the military.

If you don't believe in God do you really need someone to help you with that? And what would an atheist chaplain do? Can you imagine an atheist chaplain running to the side of a gravely wounded soldier to comfort him as he dies?

"Don't worry. Your life never had any purpose or meaning. You're just going to disappear into a black void of permanent non-existence."

Yeah, that'll make them feel better.