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There has been a great deal of back and forth lately about freedom of religion in the military and how that applies to troops “sharing” their faith with their peers. As with most issues labeled as major battles in the “War on Religion”, the extremes are getting all of the attention and making this appear to be a far bigger […]
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The Marine Corps Uniform Board has implemented some changes to MCO 1020.34 regarding both the wearing of religious apparel and grooming standards related to religious observance. In the first case, they are now requiring CMC approval for religious apparel. The old wording did not have this requirement. Changes are in red. C. WITH CMC APPROVAL, NEAT AND CONSERVATIVE VISIBLE ARTICLES […]
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It has been almost a year since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Admittedly, I was one of the skeptics that thought that allowing gays to serve openly in the military would be a bad idea. While I have supported full rights to gays in the civilian world for some time now, I had bought into the idea […]
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While discovering the story about Rabbi Bazer in Kabul, I came across another recent article from Tablet Magazine called Davening for Doughnuts. It’s a personal account from a Jewish Army recruit who was initially lured into services for the snacks, but wound up staying for the meaningful experience. After the service we filed into the parking lot, where some kind, […]
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Take a look at this great video from the DOD about a Torah that was made in the memory of servicemembers who lost thier lives in combat operation in Afghanistan and is now in use at the chapel in Kandahar.
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After a long legal battle with the U.S. Army, Rabbi Menachem M. Stern will finally be commissioned as a First Lieutenant to serve as a Jewish chaplain. The story made news back in 2009 when he was appointed as an Army Reserve chaplain only to have the appointment rescinded the following day. The Army had refused to permit Rabbi Stern to enter the Chaplaincy despite the […]
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Via the Military Times: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz sent a servicewide memo Sept. 1 cautioning leaders at all levels to balance the Constitution’s protection of religious freedom and the prohibition on government intrusion. “We have seen instances where well-meaning commanders and senior noncommissioned officers appeared to advance a particular religious view among their subordinates, calling into […]
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