Terrible headline. The chaplain is not facing a court martial. The Army is under no compunction to pay any attention to this groups “demands.”
Besides, no chain of command in the world is going to court martial a chaplain for chaplaining.
The situation has gotten so out of hand that 19 members of Congress, led by Air Force Reserve chaplain Doug Collins, (R-Ga.) fired off a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, despairing about "multiple, unfounded complaints..." and MRFF "preying on military chaplains." Joined by Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and others, they demanded that the DOD "follow federal law in protecting chaplains' religious liberties and ensure that the ongoing pandemic is not exploited by nefarious organizations bent on removing faith from the U.S. military."
"There was a time when confusion reigned supreme when it came to religious freedom within the armed forces. That time has passed. In 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13798-Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty. Shortly thereafter, the United States Attorney General issued a guidance memorandum interpreting religious liberty protections in federal law.
In 2018, Congress directed the DOD to implement a comprehensive training program for chaplains and judge advocates that further incorporates EO 13798 and the Attorney General's guidance within DOD. To date, the DOD has not complied with Congress's directive."
This administration has been religious freedom's biggest proponent. The idea that President Trump's own Defense Department would be undermining that effort is astonishing. It's time for military leaders to fall in line with the president's directive and give every service member fighting for freedom the opportunity to practice it.