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On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
Revised DOD Instruction 1300.17, issued on January 22, 2014, incorporates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). However, it undermines the purpose of RFRA by redefining a well-grounded constitutional term of art, 'substantial burden.' Why did DOD alter this time-tested standard?
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Randy Forbes
Virginia

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Forbes criticized changes to the definition of 'substantial burden' in military regulations.

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