Army’s 1st Buddhist chaplain Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Bill Leave a comment “The question that arose in my mind is, ‘Why is there so much suffering?’ Christianity did not have a satisfactory answer,” said Thomas Dyer, a former Baptist minister. Dyer is now the first Buddhist chaplain in the U.S. Army. Army’s 1st Buddhist chaplain Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related Author: Bill Stumbling down the Middle Path, one day at a time.