LCMS letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense: Protecting religious freedom for our troops

Cmdr. Charles E. Varsogea, chaplain at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, preaches during a Divine Service on Feb. 1, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford)

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has submitted a formal request to the Secretary of Defense to ensure specific protections for chaplains, service members, medical personnel, DoD civilians and other DoD-affiliated employees, per the recently mandated LGBT Pride Month and the new DoD policies on transgender service members, which include in-service gender transitions while serving in the military.

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