The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Opinion
Best of Right Opinion
- Tony Perkins: Air Force Throttles Back War on Faith
- Michelle Malkin: Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
- Marc A. Thiessen: Trump Tried Going Big on DACA. Now He Should Go Small.
- Betsy McCaughey: Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary
- Rich Lowry: Amazon Isn’t a Villain
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Opinion in Brief
Tony Perkins: “For combat pilot Leland Bohannon, it’s been a turbulent year. One promotion shy of his first general’s star, the Air Force colonel watched his 24-year career flash before his eyes last May when he was asked to sign a certificate of appreciation for a same-sex couple. When his religious accommodation wasn’t granted, Bohannon asked a higher-ranking officer to sign it instead. Now, months after wondering if he’d ever be able to return to the military he loved, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson gave him the answer he’d been waiting for: yes. For Bohannon, who’d been grounded, suspended, and virtually guaranteed that he’d never be promoted for his beliefs on marriage, the news of his reinstatement was almost as shocking as his temporary dismissal. As most service members understand all too well, religious hostility in the military didn’t disappear when Barack Obama did. President Trump has had to walk a long and determined road to weed out the bureaucrats still loyal to the intolerance of the last administration. And thankfully, he has leaders like Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to help him do it.”