Rumsfeld in 2001 invited some local #Muslim leaders to the #Pentagon to gauge their feelings about how the admin was communicating, said a chaplain who was at the meeting.

Around that time, the Navy Chaplain Corps changed its motto from “Cooperation Without Compromise” to “Called to Serve All.” The change aimed to emphasize that #chaplains served everyone in their command, no matter the faith.

#law #Trump #Hegseth #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Evangelism #military #war #NationalSecurity

And in recent weeks, the #war with
#Muslim-majority #Iran has only made Hegseth’s approach more stark.
On Wednesday at the #Pentagon, #Hegseth prayed for #US #troops to inflict “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy…We ask these things with bold confidence in the mighty & powerful name of Jesus Christ.” Later that day, his department announced #military #chaplains would no longer wear their rank on their uniform & instead would wear #religious insignia.

#Trump #law