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Army Maj. Ray Bradley said no one cared that he was a humanist when he enlisted in the service in 1986. Now, he is applying to be the first humanist recognized as a 'distinctive faith group leader' by the Army.
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Army Maj. Ray Bradley said no one cared that he was a humanist when he enlisted in the service in 1986. Now, he is applying to be the first humanist recognized as a 'distinctive faith group leader' by the Army.

Humanists fight for Army's recognition

By Tom Breen

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RALEIGH – Soldiers who don’t believe in God can go to war with “Atheist” stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs still officially are invisible in the Army.

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