| Hall says his platoon sergeant, in explaining why his promotion was blocked, had told him that he "would be 'unable to put aside his personal convictions and pray with his troops' and would have trouble bonding with them if promoted to a leadership position." The lawsuit claims that Gates "permits a military culture in which officers are encouraged to pressure soldiers to adopt and espouse fundamentalist Christian beliefs." |
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