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Pennsylvania National Guard Discriminated against Trail Life USA

As reported at FoxNews, the Pennsylvania National Guard denied a Trail Life USA group a tour of their facility at Fort Indiantown Gap because of the Christian beliefs of the Trail Life organization:

After researching the organization online, it was quickly discovered that the organization restricted membership to certain persons. Army values and policy prevent discrimination against gender or sexual orientation within our ranks, which in turn led to the first-level reviewer denying the request.

The Army does have that policy, but that’s not how it’s meant to be applied — as is evidenced by how many religiously-related groups with Read more

Navy Commander Fired over Morality, Sexuality

Stars and Stripes reports that US Navy Cmdr Steven Everhart was removed in July from his command of the submarine USS Pennsylvania. The reason? Everhart was fired for who he loved.

The investigation, which began in early June, supported charging him with violating Uniform Code of Military Justice Articles 133 and 134, conduct unbecoming an officer and adultery, respectively, he said.

That the charges do not include false official statements, fraternization, or other internal military issues seems to indicate this was a non-official matter.

As even Michael “Mikey” Weinstein has noted, the US military Read more