Congressmen, Advocates Call for Military Religious Freedom
Increasingly, each one of us in our different organizations and capacities have been getting confidential calls and other reports and information from members of the military pointing to this growing...
View ArticleHumanist Seeks to be Navy Chaplain
Religion News Service’s Kimberly Winston* writes about Jason Heap, a humanist trying to become a chaplain in the US military. Heap’s goal is not assured. He fits the requirements…The only thing he does...
View ArticleFormer Marine Pilot Opposes Religious Freedom Bill
Pentagon spokesman Nate Christensen stressed that the Defense Department celebrates religious diversity and that military personnel have the full right to exercise their religious beliefs, as long as...
View ArticleUS Coast Guard Adds “Sexual Orientation” to EO Policy
According to the homosexual news outlet the Washington Blade, the US Coast Guard has added “sexual orientation and genetic information” to its Equal Opportunity policies. The guidance, made public...
View ArticleUS Military Publishes New Religious Freedom Guidance
A host of websites have reported the US Department of Defense has “relaxed” its rules regarding religious accommodation. More accurately, the military has updated its policies on requesting such...
View ArticleUpdate: Responses to DoD Changes on Religion Rules
Update: J.B. Wells wonders aloud if the DoD intentionally produced the policy to change the religious freedom focus to turbans and beards while keeping “liberal constituencies” like Michael Weinstein...
View ArticleAtheists Attack Military Bibles, DoD Defends
The American Humanist Association claims it wants to support religious freedom when it demands an atheist chaplain. Simultaneously, it is threatening “legal action” because camouflage Bibles are...
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