In the past few years, we saw several chaplains face punishments for simply exercising their constitutional rights. Although the current administration may be treating chaplains well, Representative Keith Self is fighting to ensure they can’t be targeted unfairly ever again.

From Breitbart. Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) introduced the Military Chaplains Act of 2025 to support and protect military chaplains across all branches of the armed forces, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

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Self, alongside Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), introduced the legislation to combat bad actors within the Department of Defense who have targeted chaplains despite constitutional and statutory protections.

“The military chaplains’ ability to freely exercise their religious duties is not only a Constitutional right, but it is essential to forming the conscience and character of our warfighters,” Self said in a statement exclusive to Breitbart News. …

Self said DoD bad actors have undermined statutory protections and retaliated against military chaplains in an effort to secularize the military chaplaincy program.

According to his Congressional office, this included, but was not limited to, chaplains who were punished for providing solicited Biblical teaching on human sexuality, seeking a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, and even delivering sermons or performing rites, rituals, or counseling consistent with tenets of their faith.

Punishments for these protected activities often included downgraded performance reports, resulting in missed promotions and involuntary separation from the armed forces. …