Soldier: Army Blocked Promotion over Religion

March 6, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: CNN

Wire Service: AP

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/06/military.religion.ap/index.html

A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist.

Attorneys for Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation refiled the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas, and added a complaint alleging that the blocked promotion was in response to the legal action.

The suit was filed in September but dropped last month so the new allegations could be included. Among the defendants are Defense Secretary Robert Gates.