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Coming on the heels of yesterday's announcement of broad support from religious organizations for the repeal of DADT, today's letter comes from a member of the clergy who is being directly impacted by this discriminatory law. SLDN has confirmed the authenticity of this author's identity as an active-duty military chaplain who has just returned from a 15-month deployment in Iraq. Because of his active status, he is currently unable to reveal his identity to the public:

Today Harry Knox, Director for HRC’s Religion and Faith Program spoke at public vigil at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC, as part of a group of faith leaders speaking out in support Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. He delivered the following inspirational remarks...