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EORC
RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONSACCOMMODATIONS
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EORCEORC
OverviewOverview
• Marine Corps policy on religion
• Elements of religious discrimination
• Religious practices
• Religious accommodations
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EORCEORC
Marine Corps Policy on Marine Corps Policy on Religious AccommodationsReligious Accommodations
To approve religious practices when they will not have an adverse impact on readiness, unit cohesion, health, safety, discipline or otherwise interfere with the member’s military duties
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EORCEORC
Religious DiscriminationReligious Discrimination
Any action, intended or unintended, that unlawfully or unjustly results in
unequal treatment of a person or groups based on religion and for which
distinctions are not rational considerations
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EORCEORC
Elements of Religious Elements of Religious DiscriminationDiscrimination
• Discounting beliefs• Religious jokes / slurs• Compulsory services / ceremony• Exclusionary prayer • Stereotyping by religion• Non-association • Failure to provide services• Lack of concern
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EORCEORC
Religious Practices Religious Practices
• Worship practices
• Dietary practices
• Medical practices
• Wear and appearance of uniform
• Personal grooming
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EORCEORC
Request for AccommodationsRequest for Accommodations
• Submitted through the Chaplain
• Considered and approved
• May require higher command approval
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EORCEORC
Commander’s ConsiderationsCommander’s Considerations
• Importance of accommodating the
individual
• Impact of similar request
• Alternatives
• Previous treatment of similar requests
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Commander’s Interim MeasuresCommander’s Interim Measures
• Excuse member from duties that conflict
• Alternative duties that do not conflict
• Grant accommodation temporarily
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Commander’s RequirementsCommander’s Requirements
• Approve request
• Disapprove and forward thru the chain
• Disapproved requests should contain
specific reasons why
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EORCEORC
SummarySummary
• Marine Corps policy on religion
• Elements of religious discrimination
• Religious practices
• Religious accommodations