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Topic: military-chaplains

Analysis

The Pentagon’s new religion office is likely legal; how it is used is the test

Courts have upheld the military chaplaincy for 40 years, so Hegseth’s office is on firm ground. Coercion and favoring one faith are the limits, and parts of his record press on both.

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