• Soldier Claims Promotion Blocked After Complaint That Army Violates Right to Atheism

An Army specialist refiled a religious freedom lawsuit Wednesday, alleging among other violations that his promotion was blocked after Fort Riley's commanding general sent a post-wide e-mail about him. Attorneys for Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation filed the new complaint in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan. They had dropped the lawsuit last month so that the new allegations could be included. Among the defendants are Defense Secretary Robert Gates.