Suit by former Navy chaplain gains judge’s go-ahead ruling
WASHINGTON (BP)--A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former Naval chaplain who claims religious discrimination led to his discharge from the Chaplain Corps.
Chaplains charge Navy in violation of Constitution
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (BP)--During an August 2 litigation legal brief, Art Schulcz, lead attorney in the class-action lawsuit filed against the U.S. Navy, claimed that the Navy is in violation of First Amendment rights by discriminating against non-liturgical chaplains because of their beliefs and practices.
Prayer in Jesus’ name & altar calls cited as ‘kiss of death’ for promotion
HAVELOCK, N.C. (BP)--Although he will be able to remain in the Navy until completing a 20-year career, Lieutenant Commander David Wilder doesn't expect to move up in rank.
The only active duty chaplain among five Southern Baptists in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Navy last year, he is stationed at the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in Havelock, N.C.
He never dreamed of someday fighting the Navy in court
CLOVIS, N.M. (BP)--Eastern New Mexico University religion professor Greg DeMarco received Christ as his Savior in the parking lot of a biker bar in Omaha, Neb., 31 years ago.
But he didn't sense God's call to ministry until a decade later. By then, the former rock-and-roll musician had become a deep-sea diver in the U.S. Navy.
Rabbi’s affidavit filed to support evangelicals’ claims of Navy bias
WILMINGTON, Del. (BP)--An affidavit from a Jewish rabbi has been filed by legal counsel handling a lawsuit against the United States Navy for alleged discrimination against evangelicals.
Lawsuits allege Navy discrimination against Southern Baptist chaplains
WASHINGTON (BP)--A trio of lawsuits pending in federal court in Washington, D.C., plus a fourth in San Diego, allege that the U.S. Navy has engaged in systematic discrimination against evangelical chaplains, including Southern Baptists.
Air Force taps Texas Baptist as deputy chief of chaplains
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BP)--A Texas Baptist chaplain has been named deputy chief of the United States Air Force Chaplain Service.
Viable First Amendment issues raised in chaplain’s suit, federal judge rules
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (BP)--Even though Navy chaplain Patrick Sturm was promoted five months after suing the U.S. Navy, his attorney said the lieutenant commander will continue pressing his case in court.
Chaplaincy suit seeks to halt anti-evangelical bias in Navy
WASHINGTON (BP)--While there is no timetable for federal court action on a series of lawsuits pending against the U.S. Navy, the plaintiffs hope to end soon what they see as an anti-evangelical bias in this branch of the military.
