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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling for a Colorado memorial honoring military men and women to be removed because it includes Christian sentiments.

On Wednesday, the Pentagon reversed several Trump-era policies that restricted transgender people from openly serving in the U.S. military.

 Congress halted the rollout of the Army’s new Combat Fitness Test. Unlike the old test, the new test requires men and women to meet the same standards of physical fitness. The problem is, so far, 54 percent of women have failed this new gender-neutral test.

Maj. Andrew Calvert, an Army chaplain with Fort Hood's 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade, posted the comments on Facebook following President Biden's executive order Monday. 

The Biden executive order reverses Trump and institutes the Obama-era policy, which allows individuals to serve openly under their gender identity. A biological man who identifies as a woman, for example, can serve alongside women under the new Biden policy.

The Department of Defense recently asserted that they would like to create new guidelines in order to protect service members' religious freedom.

On Thursday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled that a male-only draft is indeed constitutional.

After receiving criticism from several Congress members, the U.S. Navy clarified it's policy noting that service members are allowed to attend in-person church services if social distancing guidelines are followed.

This weekend, whether surrounded by your family or alone in rest and reflection, ask and answer the question, “What makes Memorial Day different from all other days?” And in answering that question may you remember the hand of God in founding and guiding this nation.

A senior army chaplain is facing criticism and could potentially face legal action for endorsing John Piper’s new book, Coronavirus and Christ, within his official compacity.