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CNN: Soldier's life threatened for atheist beliefs
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Wednesday July 9, 2008
Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was a Baptist before he served two tours of duty
in Iraq, but in the course of his service he became an atheist and now
says he no longer believes in anything. That, he alleges, led to
discrimination against him in the military.
"I think it's utterly and totally wrong," Hall told CNN.
"Unconstitutional."
In March, Hall sued the Department of Defense, claiming that his first
amendment rights to religious freedom had been violated and suggesting
that the US military has become a "Christian organization," a charge
the Pentagon denies.
Michael Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, who is
suing along with Hall, told CNN, "When you put the uniform on, there's
only one religious faith -- patriotism."
After the lawsuit was filed, Hall received death threats from other
soldiers. The army assigned him a full-time bodyguard and then sent
him home early from Iraq. Although Hall is still in the Army, he says
he chance at a military career is over, and he will be leaving the
service next year.
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said, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,'"
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