hpcatx wrote:C-dub wrote:No kidding! By not shaving he is violating a military regulation that all other Muslims must obey. This ruling will give them permission to also disobey. The fool(s) have no idea what they have done.
Just a minor correction... the military does allow exemptions to the shaving regulations on religious grounds, so that is not new or would open the flood gates for other Muslims. I personally know an active duty, Jewish orthodox serviceman who is allowed to keep his beard. I am not sure if this observance restricts the roles in which he can serve.
So the prisoner has the same rights as the Orthodox Jewish guy who is honorably serving his country?