Mr. Weinstein, whom the Associated Press once quoted as saying that a Christian-themed bumper sticker on an officer's car or a Bible on an officer's desk can amount to "pushing this fundamentalist version of Christianity on helpless subordinates, " wants the Pentagon to court-martial officers who proselytize.
To placate those who wanted to see a stricter version, some senators were pushing a provision that would give regulators less say in how to enforce the rule.