Jason Torpy
Defense Department expands its list of recognized religions
By Kimberly Winston — April 21, 2017
(RNS) The list doubles to include many minority religions, including humanism, Asatru and heathenism.
2014: The top stories in atheism
By Chris Stedman — December 22, 2014
From the popularity of 'Cosmos' on Fox-TV to the Roku launch of 'Atheist TV', from open atheist James Woods's inspiring congressional campaign to Richard Dawkins's less-than-inspiring tweets, atheists made headlines all year.
Is the U.S. military anti-atheist? An interview with Jason Torpy
By Chris Stedman — November 5, 2014
"There is a very powerful minority—about 19 percent—of military personnel representing evangelistic and anti-atheist constituencies in the military." Former U.S. Army Captain and President of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers Jason Torpy speaks with RNS.
Navy rejects request for first humanist chaplain
By Adelle M. Banks — June 3, 2014
(RNS) The Navy has rejected a request to commission its first humanist chaplain.
Army approves ‘humanist’ as religious preference
By Adelle M. Banks — April 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The change comes against a backdrop of persistent claims from atheists and other nonbelievers that the military is dominated by a Christian culture that is often hostile to unbelief.
Does the Air Force ‘encourage atheism’ and ‘prosecute Christianity’?
By Chris Stedman — March 24, 2014
Is the Air Force Academy creating an atmosphere that "encourage[s] atheism [and] prosecute[s] Christianity," as a commentator is claiming? No. Here's why.
House rejects call to allow nonreligious military chaplains
By Kimberly Winston — July 24, 2013
(RNS) The Pentagon recognizes more than 200 endorsing agents, all of them based on a belief in God. But there has been a recent push by Humanists to endorse their own military chaplains.
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