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Chaplains challenge commanders in lawsuits

https://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=51280
Military chaplains have challenged their commanders on several occasions in the last decade with allegations that free exercise of religion, or even certain denominations, were being squelched in the name of religious pluralism and fairness.

Military religious leaders report pressure, backlash over beliefs

https://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=51278
In the era of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a number of support groups advocated for gay service members who feared backlash for speaking freely. But the repeal of the ban in late 2011 has not ushered in a new era of free speech; rather, now it is chaplains who say they are being muzzled by the military and a group has formed to pass legislation seeking relief on their behalf.