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  • House bill would remove limits on military prayer

    05/09/2006 6:42:33 PM PDT · by Aussie Dasher · 3 replies · 297+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 10 May 2006 | Amy Fagan
    Tucked into a massive defense authorization bill that the House will vote on this week is a provision aimed at giving military chaplains more freedom to pray as they see fit. The language was crafted by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, California Republican, and Rep. Walter B. Jones, North Carolina Republican, and is part of the defense bill approved by Mr. Hunter's panel last week. Mr. Jones and others have long complained that some military chaplains feel restricted in how they can pray and have been encouraged, in some instances, not to pray in Jesus' name. Mr. Hunter...