Author's Note

This information is for objective purposes only. There is no condemnation, hate, or ill-will involved.

 

For they have forsaken me and made this a place of foreign gods…  -Jeremiah 19:4

Protestant

1775

At inception, the US Army recognized One God

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+Roman Catholic

1846-1848

US Army recognizes Roman Catholicism

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+Jewish

1861 - 1865

US Army recognizes the Jewish religion.

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Militia Act Section 8

1862

US Army changed the requirement that chaplains be ordained “of some Christian denomination” to “of some religious denomination”.

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Chaplains-at-Large Bill

1917

Formally opened the chaplaincy to “religious sects not recognized” previously, specifically listing Jews, Mormons, Christian Scientists, Eastern Orthodox, and the Salvation Army as eligible religions

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First Muslim Chaplain

1993

US Army's first serving Muslim Chaplain

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First Buddhist Chaplain

2008

US Army's first serving Buddhist Chaplain

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First Hindu Chaplain

2011

US Army's first serving Hindu Chaplain

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DoD “Faith and Belief Codes”

2017

Listed over 200 denominations and religious groups, including Sikhs, Wiccans, and Atheists

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Over 250 years, the U.S. Army grew from recognizing one God to 100+

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