New Rules On Religious Expression Spark Religious Right Complaints About Christian ‘Persecution'

[SecularMotion]

A recent effort by the Pentagon to make religious minorities feel more welcome in the U.S. Armed Forces has the Religious Right up in arms.

Last week, the Pentagon announced in a directive that it would relax certain rules governing a soldier’s personal appearance while in uniform. Specifically, armed services members will be able to display beards and some tattoos, if they’re for religious reasons, as well as turbans, yarmulkes or other religious clothing. The directive covers a range of accommodations for a variety of religions, including Islam and Wicca.

This is part of a wider attempt by the military to accommodate “individual expressions of sincerely held beliefs,” the Pentagon’s directive said. The directive is not absolute. Religious expression can still be curbed if it affects things like a soldier’s health, safety or preparedness, or the cohesion of military units.

But the Religious Right, which has long sought to Christianize the U.S. Armed Forces, threw a fit over this development, charging that religious minorities are getting special treatment while Christians face persecution in the military.

https://blog.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/military-maneuvers-new-armed-forces-rules-on-religious-expression-spark

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1. imagine the uproar if they banned all religious accessories, including cross necklaces

[Politicalboi]

2. LOL!

Better be sure what you ask for, you just might get it.

[cbayer]

3. Oh, no! Sandy Rios is on to them.

She see that this is an underhanded attempt to accommodate Muslims! Muslims, I tell you. We certainly wouldn't want to do that.

[Iggo]

4. Fuck the Religious Right.

:middlefinger:

[struggle4progress]

5. The Right throws tantrums frequently: it tells us something about the maturity of the audience

to which they're playing