Navy updates order after religious freedom complaint from law firm, chaplains
Navy updates wording of coronavirus restriction order
By Caleb Parke | Fox News
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The Navy updated its coronavirus restrictions after chaplains and a religious liberty law firm complained last week alleging that service members were being unlawfully prohibited from attending indoor religious services.
Capt. Sarah Self-Kyler, director of Fleet Public Affairs, told Fox News the temporary measures have been in place since late March to protect the health and safety of sailors and their families, noting that conditions still "prohibit Sailors from attending off-base indoor religious services, and remain necessary given existing medical information about the current rise in COVID-19 cases in certain locations throughout the country."
However, if conditions are met locally, as they are by several Navy installations across the country, "Sailors are not prohibited from attending off-base indoor religious services," she said.
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