Religion Roundup
Second Soldier Sues Over Religious Freedom Issues
Associated Press
September 26, 2008
TOPEKA, Kan. - Another atheist soldier has sued Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Army Specialist Dustin Chalker alleges that he was forced to participate in public prayers and that the military systematically violates the religious rights of its personnel.
Chalker, who has served in Korea and Iraq, is the second soldier to file such a lawsuit with the help of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
Both lawsuits allege that the military permits religious discrimination by fundamentalist Christians who try to force their views on others, especially subordinates.
Chalker's lawsuit lists 18 examples, including presentations at service academies that criticize Islam and functions he was required to attend where Christian prayers mentioned Jesus.
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