Marine Corps Officer Warns Congress Against Classifying Christians in Military as ‘Religious Extremists’

Marine Corps Officer Warns Congress Against Classifying Christians in Military as ‘Religious Extremists’
Members of the National Guard walk through U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington on Feb. 13, 2021. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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A slide used in a Department of Defense (DOD) training manual identifies Catholics and evangelical Christians as “religious extremists,” along with members of the Ku Klux Klan, al-Qaeda, and Hamas, according to a Marine Corps officer.

“First Liberty also obtained a screenshot of an unclassified slide from a U.S. Army training manual. The slide is entitled ‘Religious Extremism’ and it purports to identify religious extremists,” Michael Berry told the House Armed Services Committee, during a hearing on March 24 titled “Extremism in the Military.”
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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