Ethics

New Allegation in Army Religious Freedom Suit

By Ed Brayton

Remember Jeremy Hall, the Army Specialist suing the Pentagon after having a superior officer break up an atheist meeting group that had been approved by the base chaplain in Iraq? That lawsuit has been amended to add a new charge, that Hall had his promotion blocked because of his atheism. AP reports:

According to the lawsuit, Hall was counseled by his platoon sergeant after being informed that his promotion was blocked. He says the sergeant explained that Hall would be "unable to put aside his personal convictions and pray with his troops" and would have trouble bonding with them if promoted to a leadership position.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).