Sen. Lankford demands DOD IG audit after Navy chaplain denied religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine
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Lankford will be sending a letter to Sean O’Donnell, the acting DOD inspector general, requesting the audit amid reports of a Navy chaplain and other sailors being denied a religious exemption.
"From the data points on religious accommodations for the COVID-19 vaccine that I have received, it is clear that DOD leaders are ignoring the sincerely-held religious beliefs of service members," Lankford wrote.
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