Chaplains object to DOJ decision to not defend DOMA for service membersFebruary 24, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chaplains object to DOJ decision to not defend DOMA for service members
WASHINGTON — The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, acting on behalf of more than half of America’s uniformed chaplains, is expressing concern about the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent refusal to defend the Department of Defense against a lawsuit concerning benefits for same-sex couples in the military. “This is another example of the hypocrisy of this administration,” said CH (COL) (Retired) Ron Crews, an Army chaplain who served 28 years and is now executive director for the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. “During the debate over the proposed repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ the Pentagon told chaplain endorsers that the Defense of Marriage Act was the law of the land and that all military policies would be guided by DOMA. It was only after the vote in Congress that the president announced that his administration would no longer defend DOMA, and now he is announcing that DOJ will not defend DOMA in the military.” “We fully expect the House of Representatives to undertake the defense of DOMA in this lawsuit, just as it has done in every other lawsuit challenging DOMA,” Crews added.
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