Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Key Theme: Military (Domestic & International)

Fort Hood Attack Unrelated to Islam, Local Muslim Leaders Say (Michigan, Texas)
Nov 13, 2009–The Detroit News  

Muslim Population In the Military Raises Difficult Issues (United States, Iraq, Afghanistan)
Nov 9, 2009–The Wall Street Journal  

Diversity Of Worship Poses Challenges for Chaplains At Fort Leonard Wood (Missouri)
Nov 7, 2009–Pulaski County Daily  

Muslims At Fort Voice Outrage And Ask Questions (Texas)
Nov 6, 2009–The New York Times  

US Army Committed to Religious Tolerance: General (Texas, United States)
Nov 6, 2009–Google News/AFP  

Local Pagans Prepare for “Samhain” (New York, United States)
Oct 30, 2009–News 10  

Paganism, Just Another Religion for Military And Academia (Rhode Island, United States, Canada)
Oct 30, 2009–The New York Times  

Sikhs Now Allowed to Serve As Federal Security Officers With Articles Of Faith Intact (United States)
Oct 20, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Military Buddhist Chapel Represents Tolerance (Colorado, United States)
Oct 13, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/wbur.org  

Sikhs Welcome Home British Soldiers From Afghanistan (United Kingdom)
Oct 8, 2009–The Sikh Times  

France's Army Embraces Its Muslim Soldiers (France)
Sep 18, 2009–The Globe and Mail  

Buddhist Chaplain Prepares for Deployment (United States)
Sep 11, 2009–NPR  

Jordan Puts Shiites On Trial In Unprecedented Case (Jordan)
Aug 23, 2009–MSNBC/AP  

U.S. Army Base Adds Kosher Food, Jewish Chaplain (Georgia, United States)
Aug 9, 2009–JTA  

First Sikhs to Guard the Queen (United Kingdom)
Jul 29, 2009–BBC News  

US Lawmakers Urge Gates to Allow Sikhs [to] Serve US Army (United States)
Jul 21, 2009–Times of India  

Danish Military Unit Involved In Headscarf Row (Denmark)
Jul 20, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

The Baptist And the Mullah Launch a Faith-Based Attack On the Taliban (United States)
Jul 16, 2009–The Wall Street Journal  

Sikhs Fight for Right to Wear Turbans, Beards In Military, Law Enforcement (California)
Jul 11, 2009–San Jose Mercury News  

National Guard Units Strained By Chaplain Shortage (United States)
Jul 10, 2009–ABC News/AP  

Aussie Army Welcomes Sikhs (Australia)
Jun 30, 2009–SikhNet  

Let Sikhs Serve U.S. Army With Religious Identity: Lawmakers (United States)
Jun 26, 2009–RTTNews  

Sikhs Challenge US Army's Ban On Turbans, Beards (United States)
Jun 14, 2009–The Washington Post/AP  

French, U.S. Imams Talk About Being Muslim Military Chaplains (France)
Jun 8, 2009–Reuters  

US Reviews Policy to Allow Sikhs to Join Army (District Of Columbia)
Jun 6, 2009–Times of India  

Cops: Religion Fueled Army Office Slay (Arkansas)
Jun 2, 2009–CBS News  

Bible Texts Misused In Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say (District Of Columbia)
May 25, 2009–The Los Angeles Times  

Justices to Decide If Vets Can Be Honored With Cross (California)
May 25, 2009–The Washington Times  

Ritual Of Remembrance At Lafayette War Memorial (California)
May 25, 2009–The Pagan Alliance  

American Lawmakers Vow to Support the Sikh Drive to Enter United States Armed Forces (District Of Columbia)
May 21, 2009–Sikh Council on Religion and Education  

A Practice During Bush Era, Quoting Religious Passages No Longer a Part Of Pentagon Reports (District Of Columbia)
May 18, 2009–The Star Tribune/AP  

Third Annual “Chardi Kala” Sikh Conference Held for British Armed Forces (United Kingdom)
May 14, 2009–SikhNet  

New Accusations Surface Against U.S. Military Proselytizing (United States)
May 5, 2009–Religion News Service  

Armed Forces Hindu Conference Welcomes Personnel (United Kingdom)
Apr 16, 2009–Army News  

Sikhs Want U.S. Army to Waive Dress And Appearance Regulations (Virginia)
Apr 15, 2009–SALDEF/Stars and Stripes  

Sikhs Ask to Serve In US Army, Despite Rules On Attire (United States)
Apr 14, 2009–Religion News Service  

Group Seeks Chaplain's Court Martial (Kansas)
Apr 9, 2009–The Associated Press  

Army Chaplain Criticized for Fasting Call On Passover (United States)
Apr 7, 2009–Religion News Service  

Air Force Queries Whether E-Mail Crosses Religious Line (United States)
Mar 15, 2009–The Houston Chronicle/The New York Times  

Questions Raised Anew About Religion In Military (United States)
Feb 28, 2009–The New York Times  

Spiritual Quest to Break New Ground (Nebraska)
Feb 17, 2009–Omaha World-Herald  

AF Colonel Accused Of Imposing Religion (United States)
Feb 10, 2009–Stars and Stripes  

First Forces' Sikh Prayer Day a Success (United Kingdom)
Feb 3, 2009–Defence News  

Christian Cross Does Not Represent All Deceased Vets, UA Tells Federal Appeal Court (California)
Jan 17, 2009–Clarksville Online  

Lawsuit On Religion In Military Expanded (United States)
Dec 29, 2009–The Associated Press  

Retired Navy Chaplain To Talk On Interfaith Issues (New York)
Nov 29, 2008–Syracuse Online  

Army Discharges Soldier for Beating Jewish Trainee (Georgia)
Nov 3, 2008–The Associated Press  

Chaplain Teaches Religious Diversity, Understanding (Louisiana)
Oct 31, 2008–Navy Compass  

Beating of Jewish Soldier Won't Be Charged as Crime (Georgia)
Oct 13, 2008–USA Today/AP  

Atheist Soldier to Leave Army, Drops Religion Suit (Kansas)
Oct 11, 2008–The Associated Press  

Jewish Army Trainee in Ga. Says He Was Beaten (Georgia)
Oct 3, 2008–The Associated Press  

Iftar Party at Hanuman Temple in Uttar Pradesh (India)
Oct 1, 2008–IANS  

Atheist Soldier Sues Gates for Religious Discrimination (Kansas)
Sep 26, 2008–USA Today/AP  

Judge Orders Army to Grant Conscientious Objector Status to Soldier with Religious Awakening (Alaska)
Sep 23, 2008–The Associated Press  

Pentagon Finds Religious Bias In Army Probe (Michigan)
Aug 24, 2008–The Washington Post/Newsweek  

Court Rejects Suit Opposing Religion in Vets Care (Wisconsin)
Aug 7, 2008–The Associated Press  

Muslims in the Military (United Kingdom)
Jul 2, 2008–BBC News  

ACLU Attacks Midshipmen Prayer (Maryland)
Jun 26, 2008–Newsmax.com  

Group Sues Pentagon Over Officers in Religious Show (United States)
Jun 26, 2008–The Associated Press  

Religion and Its Role Are in Dispute at the Service Academies (Maryland)
Jun 25, 2008–The New York Times  

Jews, Muslims Face Challenges in Military Burials (Virginia)
Jun 16, 2008–Religion News Service/Beliefnet  

Jewish General To Pilot Evangelical-Friendly Air Force (Colorado)
Jun 12, 2008–The Jewish Daily Forward  

U.S. Marines Accused of Proselytizing in Fallujah (Iraq)
May 29, 2008–CAIR/McClatchy Newspapers  

Hundreds of Afghans Protest over Quran Shooting (Afghanistan)
May 26, 2008–AP  

U.S. Soldier Uses Quran for Target Practice; Military Apologizes (Iraq)
May 18, 2008–CNN  

Looking for Sikh and Hindu Priests Willing to Sign on (Canada)
May 15, 2008–South Asian Focus  

U.S. Officials Urged to Avoid Linking Islam, Jihad with Terrorism (United States)
May 6, 2008–United Press International  

New 25th Infantry Leader Riles Religious-Rights Group (Kansas)
May 3, 2008–Star Bulliten/AP  

Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats (Kansas)
Apr 26, 2008–The New York Times  

Prince Praises Sikhs for War Effort (United Kingdom)
Apr 24, 2008–The Press Association  

West Point Cadets Head to Jersey City for Cultural Immersion (New Jersey)
Apr 12, 2008–The Journal News  

AFA Refuses to Show Film Clips Called Anti-Catholic (Colorado)
Apr 9, 2008–The Gazette  

French Muslim War Graves Defaced (France)
Apr 6, 2008–BBC News  

Cadets Sample Cultural Diversity (New Jersey)
Apr 5, 2008–Times Herald-Record  

Krishna’s Advice to the Hero Arjuna: The Army’s First Hindu Chaplain Explains how the Mahabharata can Comfort Soldiers (United Kingdom)
Apr 5, 2008–The Times  

Navy Chaplain Fired from Teaching Job After Report Exposed his Anti-Islamic Views (Indiana)
Mar 31, 2008–Online Journal  

Clashing Over Church Ritual and Flag Protocol at the Naval Academy Chapel (Maryland)
Mar 8, 2008–The New York Times  

Soldier: Army Blocked Promotion over Religion (Kansas)
Mar 6, 2008–CNN/AP  

Air Force Grants Equal Time to Critics of Alleged Ex-Terrorists (Colorado)
Feb 28, 2008–The San Diego Union-Tribune/AP  

Army Sued to Clear Ordnance from Hawaiian Temples (Hawaii)
Feb 20, 2008–Environment News Service  

US Military Accused of Harboring Fundamentalism (United States)
Feb 14, 2008–Yahoo! News/AFP  

Speakers at Academy Said to Make False Claims (United States)
Feb 7, 2008–The New York Times  

Military Copes with Shortage of Chaplains (United States)
Feb 5, 2008–USA Today  

Royal Navy Satanist Gets Promotion (United Kingdom)
Jan 25, 2008–Daily Record  

Soldier of Faith (United States)
Jan 20, 2008–The Washington Post  

Jewish Chaplain to Discuss Guiding Troops at Synagogue (Florida)
Jan 4, 2008–Florida Times-Union  

60 Years on, Jewish Soldiers say they Feel Secure in German Army (Germany)
Dec 31, 2008–Haaretz/DPA  

U.S. Troops Turn to Faith Amid Realities of War (United States)
Dec 23, 2007–CNN  

Sacred Smoke to Heal US War Veterans (Arizona)
Dec 20, 2007–BBC News  

Watchdog Group Challenges US Military Over Religious Freedom (California)
Dec 10, 2007–Voice of America  

Arab-American Paratrooper Faces Deportation After Afghan Service (United States)
Dec 3, 2007–Guardian Unlimited  

Mistrial in Muslim Air Force Guard Case (Maryland)
Dec 3, 2007–The New York Times/AP  

Bonds of War (United States)
Dec 2, 2007–The Boston Globe  

Military Chaplains: Being a Cog of Conscience in the Military Killing Machine (United States)
Nov 20, 2007–The Christian Science Monitor  

West Midlands Punjabi-Sikh Community Pay Tribute To Sikh War Veterans at Sikh-Diwali and Remembrance Day Event (United States)
Nov 13, 2007–Quami Etka  

Islamic Extremists have Plan to Dominate World, Air Force General Says (Texas)
Nov 6, 2007–Longview News-Journal  

Pakistan Army Gets its First Sikh Officer (Pakistan)
Oct 28, 2007–The Times of India  

Soldier Sues Army for Conscientious Objector Status (United States)
Oct 19, 2007–The Buddhist Channel/AP  

Koran Tested After Claims Against US Troops in Afghanistan (Afghanistan)
Oct 15, 2007–AFP  

Keeping a Soldier's Faith: Military Chaplains Minister in Combat (Illinois)
Oct 10, 2007–Forest Park Review  

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