Top Ten Military Christian Stories for 2017
The year 2017 was, once again, much lower on the scale with regard to headlining issues of religious liberty and the US military — to a degree.
Over at the left-leaning Baptist Joint Committee, the only military related story listed by Don Byrd was the Bladensburg cross. However, several others deal with religious freedom that does still affect the military, like Masterpiece Cakeshop, and Senators “cross[ing] the line” in questioning political nominees about their religious beliefs.
Howard Friedman of the objective Religion Clause listed transgenders in the military as one of the top stories of the year, which many would (incorrectly) argue isn’t actually a “religious” issue. He also listed Masterpiece Cakeshop as a lead story.
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First Liberty Institute has sent a letter to the Air Force demanding the reversal of punitive actions taken against Col Michael Madrid for expressing his religious beliefs about sexuality.