Since our nation's inception, individuals from various religious denominations have too often suffered discrimination simply because of their religious beliefs. The fight to preserve religious liberty has long been closely aligned with the civil rights movement. Over the last decade, civil rights and liberties advocates have repeatedly fought attempts to limit free religious expression and undermine the wall between church and state.
Sikh Coalition Campaign Supports Right of Sikhs to Serve in the Military
April 20, 2009 - Posted by Jessica Paquette
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, at a Sikh Coalition press conference to announce a campaign supporting the right of Sikhs to serve in the U.S. armed forces. Photo Credit: Sikh Coalition.
The appointees join two other LCCR coalition members - Rabbi David Saperstein, director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Father Larry J. Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA – who were appointed in February.
