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Battlefield fever. he basically was suffering from exhaustion, lack of sleep, just being on the front lines too long. he was in this tent camp, medical tent and hes recuperating. all of a sudden one day a couple of stretcher bearers bring in a man who he later finds out his name was john, and john was really on his last breaths. a chaplain came in and read him his last rights. ernie is watching this happen in realtime. he wrote a column afterwards where he said i just felt like i needed to get d...

And the push by texas republicans to combine church and state, this time by putting unlicensed chaplains in schools as counselors. >> to be a school counselor texas, you have to have a masters degree, do you require chaplains to have masters degrees? >> no. >> to be a school counselor texas, you have to teach in the classroom for two years. does your bill require a chaplain to teach in the classroom for two years? >> no sir. o sir. step one: use miracle-gro potting mix. thats it. miracle-gro. al...

Plane door opened in midair after chaplain pulled the emergency exit lever. 12 people were hurt when the door flew open moments before landing. they say the plane landed safely and police arrested the man who opened the door. here to react, pilot, aviation analysts and former faa safety team representative kyle bailey, welcome to the set, thanks for coming in. can you explain in simple terms what happened here, why we should or shouldnt be worried about it? >> he was fiddling with the door, the ...

The lawmakers rejected language to require parental consent and a diversity of faiths. Experts say it’s part of a bigger push to dismantle the church-state wall.

From violence involving children to losing an officer in the line of duty, what happens when men and women on the police force need someone to talk to?

It’s been a tragic past few days for folks in Milam county as they grieve the loss of Cameron police officer Sgt. Josh Clouse. Now, resources are pouring in from across the state.

Chaplains have a masters degree in this bill? >> i dont believe so. >> school counselors have to teach in texas public schools for two years, in a classroom, before they can be a school counselor. are we requiring that chaplains teach in a classroom for two years before becoming a -- >> the definition of the chaplain is that we have -- chaplains go through extensive training. >> im looking at the website of the organization i mentioned earlier, the national school chaplains association. they adm...

Districts to determine whether or not they want to allow chaplains as hired or volunteer personnel. >> to be school counselor in texas you have to have a masters degree. are we requiring that school japanese have a masters degree in this bill? >> i dont believe so. >> school counselors have to teach in texas public schools for two years, in a classroom, before they can be a school counselor. are we requiring that chaplains teach in a classroom for two years before becoming a -- >> the definition...

Unrelated call. and for sure, we felt like, he put a stop to something that couldve been much worse. so, for the officers, this is what they squared out to protect and serve. and i think our officers and our community to a very good job as that. so for us as chaplains, and for the community, just to rally around this. theyre supposed to be strong and usually they do a very good job of showing that externally. so, were just trying to make sure they know that theyve got a platform or an outlet to ...