U.S. Navy revises religious accommodation request policy regarding beards, attire
The U.S. Navy joined the trend among American military branches in expanding the ability of service members to wear religiously motivated head covering and beards.
The U.S. Navy joined the trend among American military branches in expanding the ability of service members to wear religiously motivated head covering and beards.
Read Harpreet Singh Bajwa’s response to becoming the first ever airman allowed a religious accommodation to serve in the U.S. Air Force while wearing a turban, beard, and unshorn hair, in accordance with his Sikh religious beliefs.
A roundup of recent local stories from around the country related to religious liberty: New lawsuits in Texas and South Carolina; a discrimination ordinance gets a controversial change in a Kentucky town; and a Sikh bus driver gets justice after ten years of harassment on the job.
A new awareness campaign educating the public about American Sikhs could not come at a better time.
Written by Don Byrd