DDOD’s New List of Acceptable Religions

Rev. Dave Rogers: Reduction of military religions

Rev. David Wilson Rogers Last Friday, the Department of Defense announced a revised list of religious traditions recognized for military religious-affiliation purposes. Technically, the list does not violate the First Amendment, prohibit members of the Armed Forces from practicing diverse religious traditions, or prevent faith communities from endorsing active-duty chaplains. It reduces the previous list of more than 200 categories to 31 to achi…