Putting Sikhs to the ‘Cruel Choice’

Commentary
Inside the First Amendment

By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar

Unless Army officials act quickly, Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi and 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan will soon be compelled to choose between obedience to God and service to country.

The two officers wore turbans and beards throughout their U.S. Army training, having been assured by recruiters that those articles of faith wouldn’t be a problem. But now that they have finished…