Truthout’s reporting on the Army’s so-called “spiritual fitness” test was featured on Thursday by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann on Countdown.
Mikey Weinstein, president and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, discussed Jason Leopold’s report detailing the forced spiritual testing of over 800,000 uniformed soldiers as part of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program.
The original report by Leopold can be viewed here.
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