Senate Lets Chaplains Opt Out of Gay Weddings

The Senate voted Wednesday to ensure military chaplains are not forced to perform gay marriages if they oppose that for reasons of conscience. However, wording of the measure could make this a more far-reaching piece of legislation. It makes no specific reference to gay marriage, but instead says that a chaplain, “who as a matter of conscience or moral principle does not wish to perform a marriage, may not be required to do so.” That could apply not only to gay marriage but to other situations that might involve conscience and principles.

Read the full story from the Army Times.

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