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  "path": "/2026/04/09/army-chaplains-chiefs-firing-prompts-serious-concern-from-black-baptist-denomination/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T20:34:58.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Black Protestants",
    "Evangelical",
    "Faiths",
    "Home Top Three",
    "International",
    "Leaders & Institutions",
    "More Faiths",
    "News",
    "People",
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    "Army",
    "Army chief of chaplains",
    "Boise Kimber",
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    "Hemant Mehta",
    "military chaplaincy",
    "National Baptist Convention USA Inc.",
    "NBCUSA",
    "Pete Hegseth",
    "William Green Jr."
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  "textContent": "(RNS) — ‘Our nation must be careful not to allow partisan agendas to undermine institutions built on merit, sacrifice, and service,’ said the president of the historically Black National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.",
  "title": "Hegseth’s removal of top Army chaplain raises ‘troubling questions’ from Black denomination"
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