Many religions look unfavorably towards interest.

I have a specific criteria for screening which has nothing to do with any race, creed, color, religion or anything else.

The Fair Housing Act (FHA), a federal law, prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.

I never trust people that lead with any type of religion.

Regardless of age, race, religion, background, nationality or literally any other differentiator. 

I do not think military service is one of those bias criteria like race, religion, political affiliation, etc.  

If your requirements aren't published, applicants can claim you are churning application fees or playing favorites based on a protected class (race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, familial status, etc.) rather than based on published criteria.

The 1% Rule hasn't been gospel in any real estate religion, for any time. 

Halfway through and finally see light at end of the tunnel, as you pace along in Plan E of things and you now found religion as your daily praying "oh dear lord please just let the market hold".... 

I want to change this mindsetI don’t think you can legally let current tenants approve or reject incoming ones, especially if it influences decisions around protected classes (race, religion, etc.).