Jeremy Hall (United States Army) Explained
Jeremy Hall (born 1985) is a United States Army Specialist and atheist.
Hall was serving in Iraq when his battalion commander asked him if he was an atheist. Hall replied "Yes". According to Hall, in the weeks and months that followed he was harassed to the point where a superior officer, Major Freddy J. Welborne, threatened to bring charges against him claiming he was violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice by organizing a meeting of the Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers. Working with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Hall filed a lawsuit on September 18, 2007. The lawsuit was re-filed on March 5, 2008, to include charges of retribution.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
On October 10, 2008, Specialist Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.[7] [8]
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Notes and References
- http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/26/atheist.soldier.ap/ cnn.com: Atheist soldier claims harassment
- http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html cnn.com: Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination
- Book: Loveland, Anne. Change and Conflict in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps since 1945. 2014-07-30. Univ. of Tennessee Press. 978-1-62190-079-5. en.
- Book: Clarke. Steve. Religion, Intolerance, and Conflict: A Scientific and Conceptual Investigation. Powell. Russell. Savulescu. Julian. 2013-05-30. OUP Oxford. 978-0-19-964091-1. en.
- News: Banerjee. Neela. 2008-04-26. Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats (Published 2008). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-30. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Fort Riley atheist soldier speaks out on lawsuit. 2020-12-30. www.statesboroherald.com.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727062626/http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/legalfiles/dismissal_sep08.pdf . 2011-07-27 .
- Web site: Jeremy Hall Withdraws His Lawsuit.
