Chaplain group: Army’s diversity directive an ‘assault’ on religious beliefs

Stars and Stripes:

SAN ANTONIO — A military religious freedom group blasted an Army directive mandating diversity training, saying it targets biblical beliefs about sexual orientation, the group said Tuesday.

The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, which advocates for freedom of religious expression in uniform, sent a letter dated Feb. 24 to acting Army Secretary Robert Speer criticizing an Army directive titled “Promoting Diversity and Inclusion.”

The group zeroed in on a section calling for the Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Deputy Chief of Staff to “develop a plan to expand training on implicit or unconscious bias” aimed at solders in senior leadership and management positions, recruitment and other areas.

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