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Huffington Post: What A Difference A Year Makes, But We’re Not There Yet
By Aubrey Sarvis
Last week, Congress passed its annual National Defense Authorization Act with much controversy about detainees. In the wake of that heated debate, however, less attention was paid to several harmful provisions in the House version of the bill aimed at the implementation of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) repeal, as well as religious freedom for chaplains, access to military facilities, and whether to restate the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) for the military.
In the end, cooler heads prevailed, and the only amendment related to any of these issues came from the Senate, where a more rational and balanced approach to the religious freedom to chaplains carried the day. As they have always been, chaplains remain free to marry whomever they choose, based on the tenets of their own faith.
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