Glasse says removing minority-faith codes erases service members
Irene GlassePagan religious professional and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, interviewed by AP
Glasse criticizes removal of minority-faith codes, saying the list erases people who have served honorably.
“It erases us, and so many of us have served so proudly, so well, and so honorably.”
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Hegseth cuts military religious affiliation codes from over 200 to 31; American Atheists and Interfaith Alliance object
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military's more than 200 faith codes were impractical and has cut them to 31. Interfaith Alliance and American Atheists say the change elevates one worldview and leaves out minority beliefs; American Atheists has sued for the records.
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Associated Press report, republished by WDIV ClickOnDetroit, on the new list of 31 religious affiliation codes. It quotes Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, the Unitarian Universalist Association and Interfaith Alliance's Paul Raushenbush.
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AP published Glasse's response to the shorter religious-code list on June 5. It identifies her as a Pagan religious professional and Marine Corps veteran.
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She says it is important that members of minority religions be counted.
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The reference is the reduction of military religious codes. Glasse criticizes its effect on minority-faith service members as erasure.
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