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What Army RegulationS Cover Religion?

If a person feels an attack is being made against their religion either directly or indirectly, what should this person do? What regulations or articles covers the issue? What can be done to ensure that the inappropriate actions are stopped? Example: A person in their appartment in onpost housing says the word "hallelluja" and a neighbor with known different beliefs hears it and makes a complaint about noise which leads the Military Police to try and charge a person with "disorderly conduct". (The person being charged has given a sworn statement as to what the noise was) This is only an example and in the real situation the person's beliefs do not conform with what a majority of military members believe. This leads the person to believe that not only are they being wronged by the neighbors but also the Military Police. The issue is that the person said "something" using it in the same manner a Christian might use the word halleluja. The person did not scream out the word however it was said loud enough for any person LISTENING for it to hear. It seems to me like a form of harrassment from all of the accusers and it seems like there should be some course of action is said case. Keep in mind this is on post stairwell living and it can be expected that you will hear the noises of your neighbors no matter what actions might be taking place. I think you have failed to understand what I am writing. I have been to this appartment. A person talking at a resonable level on a telephone can be heard through the floor/cealing depending on which appartment you are in. An average conversation between two people can be clearly understood. A toilet can be heard flushing. This person was not being overtly loud.

Public Comments

1. I dont know but that sounds like a bad situation
2. In your example, yes someone might be screaming out (rejoicing) in the name of their religion, that does not prevent them from abiding local statutes that protect the public from nuisances. In other words just because you may wish to perform a religious act in voodoo priesthood of sacrificing and killing a goat in your apartment, that would still find you possibly facing prosecution for having livestock in a housing area not zoned for it. As to your answer about a Military regulation, I have never seen any such regulation that would cover that subject in the uniformed Code of military justice during my 13 years as a Marine.
3. You are allowed to practice any religion you want, however, when you start yelling in a stairway, you are no longer about religion, you are just disturbing the peace. If someone wants to practice a religion, regardless which, they should do it at tones that cannot be heard through walls.