House hearing weighs religious expression in military
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Should military officers be free to express their religious beliefs to troops under their 
command?
That issue was discussed at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Mikey Weinstein (WYN’-steen), president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said officers who proselytize or share their faith with subordinates should be disciplined. He told the House Armed Services Committee that troops may feel coerced to endure unwanted religious speech from their superiors.
But the Rev. Ron Crews, who heads the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, said Americans don’t lose their free speech and religious rights when they join the military. He said members of the armed forces, regardless of rank, should be free to talk about their faith.
The Family Research Council’s Travis Weber agreed that no one should be coerced into religious practice, “but religious freedom, including the freedom to speak of one’s religion, must be protected.”
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