A section of the guidelines designed to protect patients from proselytizers was rescinded last week after Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, discussed it on the House floor, asserting it violated the First Amendment protecting free exercise of religion..."
Video: Steve King on House floor discussing Walter Reed
Video: Congressman Steve King on Fox & Friends discussing Walter Reed Bible Ban - 12/6/2011
Congratulations again to the heroic Steve King!
Sounds partly like some faceless bureaucratic nerd afraid of atheists and Moose again who would not wish to get certain religious items while there. But even that doesn’t explain why they would want to ban “family members” from bringing religious items to their relatives in the hospital. And why did it have to need Congress to fix the problem.
No Bibles allowed in a hospital? Whoa!
I’m convinced that they used the words “the memo was poorly worded” to mean “Oh crap, we got caught!”.
Congressman King for Speaker of the House.
Boehner’s mouth wash just ain’t cutting it.
When I was led to Jesus in 1981, had I been asked first, I would have said something like, "No thanks, I gave at the office" or some simular flippant remark.
Instead, I was hit with a reality board upside my head and lovingly forced to look in a mirror and then at Christ.
I thank the Messianic Jew that led this non-practicing Catholic goy to Jesus.
Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Violating the First Amendment at a U.S. military hospital. This country went to hell quick once the Soetoro regime rose to power.