US Naval Academy Denied All Vaccine-Related Religious Exemptions | EWTN News Nightly

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The US Naval Academy admitted it has denied all vaccine-related religious exemption requests from midshipmen. The report comes as Washington dukes it out over defense spending and military vaccine mandates. Congress unveiled its $858 billion defense plan on Tuesday, with Republicans insisting it include a measure to dump the military COVID-19 vaccine mandate. It is unclear how the measure would play out at the Naval Academy. Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, Mike Berry, is a veteran and also taught at the Naval Academy. He shares his reaction to this report about the denial of exemption requests for midshipmen and to a separate claim that some unvaccinated midshipmen are being denied diplomas. The annual defense bill will soon head to President Joe Biden. If it does not pass, there is no budget for the military in the next fiscal year. Berry gives us his reaction to that. The Department of Defense reports nearly 70% of military service members are people of faith. Berry talks about that stat and how Washington policies are affecting those folks. He fills us in on what else he is following. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf