On Aug. 15, a group of 42 chaplains seeking to challenge the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate on the grounds of religion filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On Sept. 28, their case was heard by Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Prenga. Eight weeks later, on Nov. 23, Prenga dismissed the case, citing lack of jurisdiction.
Chaplain (Lt.) Jonathan Shour enlisted in the Air Force in 2005, and after serving six years, he elected to go back to school and become a chaplain. He re-entered the military in 2013 as a chaplain, first in the reserve and then in active duty. In 2021, he transitioned from the Air Force to the Navy….