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Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. United States Navy, No. 534 F.3d 756 (2008).
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Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. United States Navy (No. 534 F.3d 756) [2008] — Non-liturgical Protestant Navy chaplains alleged that the Navy's promotion and retirement systems discriminated in favor of Catholics and liturgical Protestants, seeking a preliminary injunction. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/chaplaincy-of-full-gospel-churches/, accessed April 10, 2026).
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Holding: Non-liturgical Protestant Navy chaplains alleged that the Navy's promotion and retirement systems discriminated in favor of Catholics and liturgical Protestants, seeking a preliminary injunction.
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Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. United States Navy (534 F.3d 756) is a Establishment Clause case in 2008. The court held that non-liturgical Protestant Navy chaplains alleged that the Navy's promotion and retirement systems discriminated in favor of Catholics and liturgical Protestants, seeking a preliminary injunction.