Chaplains commend Ernst for protecting religious liberty

Chaplains commend Ernst for protecting religious liberty

‘Congress passed clear language to protect the freedom of religion and conscience of military personnel in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act; however, DoD has never fully implemented training to make sure commanders, military lawyers, and chaplains fully understand what these protections mean and how to apply them’

Mr. President, Keep Keeping Your Promises

Mr. President, Keep Keeping Your Promises

‘My Defense Secretary and I will never treat religious expression, whether by a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Sikh or any other faith, as a threat; rather, we will honor religious tolerance and expression as something our soldiers risk their lives for and deserve as much as any other citizen’

House Armed Services Subcommittee chairman to receive Chaplain Alliance Torchbearer Award

House Armed Services Subcommittee chairman to receive Chaplain Alliance Torchbearer Award

‘We are delighted to present our Torchbearer Award to Representative Forbes for his faithful stand to protect service members’ God-given, constitutionally protected religious liberties. No American, especially those who wear the uniform, should be denied their religious liberties’

Chaplains express concerns for religious liberty over new Department of Defense gender identity policy

‘An endorser on the call asked whether medical professionals who hold a biblical view on human sexuality will be required to violate their consciences and do as these persons demand, and the response was that it is the responsibility of medical professional to serve military persons. It’s an understatement to say that this raises serious religious liberty concerns’

Retired chaplain to speak at United Churches memorial service

 Retired chaplain to speak at United Churches memorial service

The guest speaker will be Dr. Ron Crews, executive director for Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, an organization of chaplain endorsers who speak on behalf of more than 2,700 military chaplains

Military ministries: 1st Amendment threat addressed

‘We need to level the playing field; we have a First Amendment and it says ‘the free exercise thereof’

Religious Freedom Within This American Institution is at Stake

Religious Freedom Within This American Institution is at Stake

‘Our Marines give up many freedoms when serving, but religious freedom is never one of them’