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Muslim Americans as likely to join military as other groups, poll says
Despite being less likely to hold U.S. citizenship compared to other groups, answers by Muslim respondents indicated a high willingness to serve.
Explainer: Why you change your mind on Iran and other issues based on what Trump thinks
Research shows that voters adopt positions and perceptions based in part upon the politicians they support.
By John A. Tures, LaGrange College
Explainer: Why many Iranians consider Soleimani a ‘martyr’
Shiism as a separate sect of Islam was born of political assassinations.
By Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell
A ‘defining feature of masculine men’ — soldier’s Norse pagan faith earns beard waiver
The beard must be kept within a maximum length of two inches.
By Jon Simkins
How the US military embraced America’s religious diversity
In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, the chaplaincy was a majority white and fully Christian organization. That changed.
By Ronit Y. Stahl, University of California, Berkeley
Supreme Court: Latin cross honoring WWI soldiers will remain untouched
A Latin cross honoring soldiers who died in WWI will remain standing as is, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
By Diana Stancy
Army denies soldier’s request to grow beard in observance of Flying Spaghetti Monster religion
The importance of one’s hair or beard can never be understated.
By Jon Simkins
Lawsuit filed over Bible display at New Hampshire VA hospital; uproar ensues
A dispute over a Bible display at the Manchester Veterans Affairs hospital in New Hampshire is erupting into a full-fledged war, to include close-air support and vows from both sides to trample the enemy underfoot.
By Kent Miller
Heathens hold religious services rooted in Norse paganism aboard aircraft carrier
The faith rooted in Norse myths is experiencing a resurgence.
By Jon Simkins