[Non-Sequitur]

Actually they don't, particularly not in DC. That's one of the reasons this is such an unusual case.

Then why wasn't Klingenschmitt able to use that as a defense? And I should point out that wearing one's uniform while off duty is not really a political statement.

[muawiyah]

Good question. I think the whole thing is related in some way to the movement of Evangelical chaplains into a system that's been more used to Episcopals (2/3, right?) and a handful of Catholic priests.

The command always found the chaplain corps quite compliant ~ of course they didn't have any real Protestants in it either.

No doubt this isn't the end of it, but it's dollars to doughnuts the preacher here and his CO have most likely never attended the other guy's church.