A US soldier who worships the Norse thunder god Thor just got permission to keep his beard

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April 26, 2018 4:31 PM

It's part of the military's effort to be more religiously accommodating.

A bearded US Army soldier who worships Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is being permitted to keep his beard as part of the military's effort to be more religiously accommodating.
The military began allowing beards in 2017.
The military's prohibition of beards largely

A bearded US Army soldier who worships Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is being permitted to keep his beard as part of the military's effort to be more religiously accommodating.

In 2017, the Army decided to allow

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