Army Chaplain Assistant Threatened With Reduction In Pay And Rank Over Facebook Post Calling Homosexuality A Sin

For those fearing alleged crackdowns on military personnel who support traditional marriage, an unnamed soldier’s story will raise some eyebrows.

A female Army chaplain’s assistant recently came forward, telling conservative commentator Todd Starnes that she was reprimanded for posting a message on her personal Facebook page. In it, she called homosexuality a sin and spoke out against pastors who support same-sex relationships.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the 26-year-old told Starnes that, as a result of her post, she was accused of creating an environment that was both hostile and antagonistic. But the boldest claim she makes is that her commander gave her a choice: Either take the message down or be knocked down in both rank and pay.

As an evangelical Christian, though, she’s refusing to remove it.

“I haven’t taken it down and I won’t take it down,” she told Starnes. “It is frustrating that people are trying to silence me — for something that I believe in. We fight for the freedom that I can’t enjoy right now. That’s not right.”

The unnamed soldier apparently posted her message online after watching a documentary about a pastor who endorsed same-sex marriage. Frustrated by what she saw, she did what millions of other Americans just like her do: She aired her opinion openly on social media.