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Air Force chaplain comments raise debate on religious freedom vs. personal faith
An Air Force chaplain reads from his Bible during a training scenario on Aug. 19, 2017. Air Force Capt. Sonny Hernandez, a chaplain with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is under fire for saying that Christian servicemembers should not support the rights of other religions to practice their faith, saying “that will lead them to hell.”<br>Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force

The Air Force said Tuesday it stands behind a Reserve chaplain who has come under fire for saying that Christian servicemembers should not support the rights of other religions to practice their faith, saying “that will lead them to hell.”

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 19, 2017. Behind him are Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson and John H. Pendleton, the Government Accountability Office's director of defense force structure and readiness issues.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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Gen. Stephen Wilson, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 46 recruits on Air Force Night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2017.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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