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AU Wants Senate Committee To Question Army Head Nominee On Church-State Issues

By Howard M. Friedman

Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to consider the nomination of John M. McHugh as Secretary of the Army. McHugh is currently a Republican member of the House of Representatives from New York, and was previously the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee. He was nominated in June by the President. In a press release earlier this week, Americans United questioned McHugh's views on church-state matters. In a letter to the Committee (full text), AU urged that the hearings "ascertain the nominee's views on the pervasive problem or religious coercion and proselytizing in the U.S. military." The letter says that McHugh's voting record in the House on these issues is troubling.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on July 30, 2009 (boomark / email).