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Atheist Revolution (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Image via Wikipedia Long-time readers will undoubtedly remember the plight of Spc. Jeremy Hall , the atheist soldier who filed suit against the Department of Defense and various military personnel for systematic violations of his religious freedom. Now another brave atheist soldier from the same base in Fort Riley, KS, is suing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and making eerily similar allegations....
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Bligbi (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Jeremy Hall who is suing over religious discrimination in the military is still being threatened by other service-members: An atheist soldier at Fort Riley who’s suing the military is reporting that he has received a death threat. The Army post says it is investigating. Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, based in Albuquerque, N.M., [...]
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The Freethinker (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
IN APRIL we reported on the case of a young atheist soldier – Specialist Jeremy Hall – who filed a lawsuit against American Department of Defence. Hall alleged that, as a result of “coming out” as an atheist while on active duty in Iraq, he was harassed and reviled, and that his constitutional rights had [...]
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Dvorak Uncensored (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
We’ve seen stories about how the Air Force academy and Pentagon seem to have been taken over by fundamentalists. This should be no surprise. Fighting for the freedoms that are slipping away. Atheist soldier sues Army for ‘unconstitutional’ discrimination Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist. [...] He served two tours of duty in Iraq and [...]
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MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
More on this and download the video: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2008/07/freedom_of_reli.html - Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist but is now an atheist - His sudden lack of faith cost him his military career and put his life at risk, he says - Hall sued the Defense Department; claims military is a Christian organization - Pentagon official: Complaints about evangelizing are "relatively...
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TUMEKE! (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist. Like many Christians, he said grace before dinner and read the Bible before bed. Four years ago when he was deployed to Iraq, he packed his Bible so he would feel closer to God. He served two tours of duty in Iraq and has a near perfect record. But somewhere between the tours, something changed....
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God is for Suckers! (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Gov’t wants atheist soldier’s lawsuit dismissed TOPEKA, Kan. - An atheist soldier who claims the military violates religious freedoms should have complained through the chain of command instead of civilian courts, the government said in arguing that his lawsuit should be dismissed. Of course that’s what they want because they know Hall will probably win in [...]
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Later On (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
To protect him from the other solders, presumably “Christian.” (In quotation marks because I don’t think an atheist would be in danger from a true Christian—but maybe I’m reading the New Testament wrong.) Randi Kaye reports for CNN: Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist. Like many Christians, he said grace before dinner and read the [...]
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Dispatches from the Culture Wars (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Last night was the deadline for the government's response to the lawsuit filed by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation on behalf of Army Spc. Jeremy Hall. They made it with a few hours to spare, filing an absolutely immense motion to dismiss the case. They essentially make two arguments; the first one is absurd but the second one may not be. The first argument they make is that Hall lacks standing...
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Memoirs of a Skepchick (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Today’s question is: How many ties does brotherhood need to bind it together? You may have heard that Army Spc. Jeremy Hall has filed a suit against the US Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, claiming his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated. Hall, a former Baptist who served two tours of duty [...]
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Blog from the Capital (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Responding to the complaint of Army Spec. Jeremy Hall (see post below!) that a "pattern" of religious discrimination exists throughout the military, the Defense Department has filed a memo in support of the defendant's motion to dismiss. (via Religion Clause)...
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Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
God and Country blog reports that yesterday the Defense Department filed a motion to dismiss and a memorandum in support of the motion ( full text ) in Hall v. Welborn. In March, Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation filed suit in federal district court in Kansas claiming that a meeting of atheists and freethinkers organized by Hall in Iraq was interrupted by an Army major, and...
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Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Raised a Baptist, Army Spc. Jeremy Hall spent his first deployment in Iraq with his Bible. Before his second tour he became an atheist, and that didn't set well with his fellow soldiers. He was denied a promotion, and finally was provided a bodyguard because of threats. Now he's suing -- not for money, but for his First Amendment rights.
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Blog from the Capital (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
CNN's AC360 tomorrow (Wednesday) will feature a story on Army Specialist Jeremy Hall's lawsuit against the Department of Defense. Hall claims that as an atheist he experienced systematic discrimination, and that the unconstitutional official promotion of Christianity is rampant in...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
After acknowledging that he does not believe in God, Army Spc. Jeremy Hall says his life was threatened by other troops. In March he filed a federal lawsuit, claiming his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization. [...]
