| 词条 | Jason Torpy |
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| name = Jason Torpy | image = MAAF President Jason Torpy at Reason Rally 2012.JPG | alt = | caption = MAAF President Jason Torpy at Reason Rally 2012 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = United States of America | other_names = | known_for = President of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers | occupation = }}Jason Torpy is president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF), an advocacy group focused on non-religious service members and veterans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a Humanist Celebrant who works to increase the visibility of "atheists in foxholes".[1] BackgroundTorpy enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1994 and left the service in 2005 at the rank of Captain. He earned his commission through the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he served with the Army's 1st Armored Division in Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq.[2][3] Critics consider Torpy and his advocacy group to be outsiders, frequently describing Torpy as a "perpetually offended" atheist,[4] and framing his advocacy for under-represented non-religious groups as an attack on the free exercise of religion.[5] Torpy cites his experiences in the Army and at West Point, when superiors "responded with indifference or hostility" to individuals or groups who did not profess religious beliefs.[6] Torpy argues that while the numbers of Christian evangelical service members and of non-religious members are about the same (roughly 20% of the military population) there is a clear preference for funding and providing services for the former while attempts to provide the same services for the latter are refused.[7][8][9] ActivitiesThrough his own organization and partnered with others, Torpy has seen some progress toward his stated goals of gaining acceptance and support for non-religious service members and veterans. The Army invited him to address its 12th-annual Diversity Leadership Conference at West Point in 2012,[10] and the U.S. Army approved a major's request to list humanism as his religious preference for the first time in April 2014. Meanwhile, the Navy denied the application of humanist chaplain candidate Jason Heap, who was sponsored by the Humanist Society and by MAAF.[11][12] References1. ^{{cite web|title=MAAF President Jason Torpy|url=http://www.militaryatheists.org/jasontorpy.html|work=Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) website|accessdate=5 January 2014}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Torpy, Jason}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military|url=http://secular.org/blogs/jason-torpy/atheists-seek-chaplain-role-military|work=Secular Coalition for America|accessdate=5 January 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Profile - Jason Torpy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jason-torpy|work=The Guardian|accessdate=5 January 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://christianfighterpilot.com/tag/jason-torpy/ |title=ATHEIST OFFENDED BY MILITARY DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=4 November 2015 |website=God and Country |publisher=ChristianFighterPilot.com |access-date=15 November 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/4/wes-modder-navy-chaplain-resumes-ministry-after-fi/?page=all |title=Navy chaplain resumes ministry after fight over beliefs |last1=Wetzstein |first1=Cheryl |date=4 November 2015 |website=Washington Times |access-date=15 November 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Fighting for Country, Not for God |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/10/fighting-for-country-not-for-god/246950/|accessdate=5 January 2014|author=Jennie Rothenberg Gritz|newspaper=The Atlantic|date=19 October 2011}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/06/29/secular-students-of-the-military-an-interview-with-jason-torpy/ |title=Secular Students of the Military: An Interview with Jason Torpy |last1=Donovan |first1=Kate |date=June 29, 2012 |website=Friendly Atheist |publisher=Patheos |access-date=November 15, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://chrisstedman.religionnews.com/2014/11/05/u-s-military-anti-atheist-interview-jason-torpy/ |title=Is the U.S. military anti-atheist? An interview with Jason Torpy |last1=Stedman |first1=Chris |date=Nov 5, 2014 |website=RNS (Religion News Service) |publisher=Religion News LLC |access-date=November 15, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|last1=Myers|first1=Meghann|title=Push for 1st humanist chaplain continues after rejection|url=http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140626/NEWS/306260080/Push-1st-humanist-chaplain-continues-after-rejection|website=NavyTimes.com|publisher=Gannett|accessdate=4 July 2014}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=America's Atheist Warriors|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/10/military-atheists-humanists-army-tillman|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=Mother Jones|date=18 Oct 2011|author=Adam Weinstein}} 11. ^{{cite web|last1=Carroll|first1=Chris|title=Atheist Hopes to Become Humanist Chaplain|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/06/17/atheist-hopes-to-become-humanist-chaplain.html|website=Military.com|publisher=Stars and Stripes|accessdate=4 July 2014}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/us/27atheists.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 26, 2011}} 7 : Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people|American atheism activists|United States Army officers|American atheists|United States Military Academy alumni|Secular humanists |
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