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Religious bigotry by the U.S. Federal Government

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Introduction:

We have found four instances in recent years where the U.S. government has officially engaged in religious discrimination. This has sometimes taken the form of discrimination against religion in general. More frequently, it is either bigotry against a minority religion or special support for a specific faith group or groups.

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Topics included in this section:

bulletIntroduction to government discrimination
 
bulletAir Force Academy: Allegations of intolerance
bulletText of the interim guidelines concerning free exercise of religion in the Air Force
 
bulletVeterans' Administration: Denial of grave markers
 
bulletChaplain service: Expulsion of a Wiccan priest
 
bulletBureau of Prisons: Removal of religious books from prison libraries

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