Posted on 06/29/2011 12:05:41 PM PDT by pabianice
On Fox now, Marylin Koepp, with the National Memorial Ladies. She is reporting that the VA banned the group from saying either "God" or "Jesus" at veterans' funerals in Houston. Haven't seen this reported anywhere else.
Did the VA ban “Allah” and/or “Muhammad”???
What does the VA have to do with funerals?
Usually they are religious events.
Pretty clear at this point that we are nearing the end.
Given the VA’s lack of standing in such events, this report smells a bit.
My thought exactly. Did they ban the mention of Allah, Mohamad, or prayer rugs specifically?
It’s way past time for push-back on this stuff.
Scrooge ‘em all them effin godless tasbards. All the favor the Almighty has shown to us all—— well we will Praise the Name of Jesus and honor the Almighty God ANYWAY. They can keep their godless eternity to themselves... FOOLS....Leave the rest of us believers alone as the Constitution grants...
Don't be silly, that would be racist.
and what does it say on the Tomb of the Unknowns?
Or worse...there are too many "grassy knolls" in a cemetery.
I think the attempted estermiations of Gods chosen people would have been a stronger indicator.
Any preacher who “honors” this rule should be drummed out of their church.
“and what does it say on the Tomb of the Unknowns?”
Maybe that is why there are ongoing investigations into Arlington.
She's been telling private groups the wrong information with the result that she's violating the "free exercise" clause, as well as just plain old "free speech" standards.
In one situation she referred an affected person to consult with the Deputy General Counsel of the VA in DC, and he ordered him to comply.
BTW, we've gone over this particular story a half a dozen times today.
It's more than likely the VA managers in Houston have been misinformed by VA headquarters in DC simply because they are incapable of communicating in English.
My understanding is that funerals are private matters and jackbooted thugs from the government play no part in them. So, I feel free to say whatever I want, and if they don’t like it let’s see them drive their cars away from work this evening without any valve cores in the tires.
This is the woman who is dictating what can be said. What I don’t understand is this is NOT her first cemetery rule so she has had to have done this before.
Published 04/11/2010 - 6:21 a.m. CST
HOUSTON — Arleen Ocasio was recently selected as director of the Houston VA National Cemetery. In her new post, she is responsible for all burial, maintenance, and administrative operations at the cemetery. The Houston VA National Cemetery is the second largest national cemetery in the region, encompassing some 419 acres of a former dairy farm in northwest Houston.
Prior to her appointment, Ocasio was the first director of the new Jacksonville VA National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Fla. She was responsible for the initial development of the cemetery through its design phase, the cemetery dedication, consecration, and the beginning of burial operations in January 2009.
Ocasio was the director of the Puerto Rico VA National Cemetery from November 2006 and assistant director at Puerto Rico from July 2005 until her appointment as director. She has also held the position of cemetery director at Salisbury VA National Cemetery Complex in North Carolina, including oversight of Salisbury VA National Cemetery and its four satellite cemeteries in North Carolina and Virginia; at Natchez VA National Cemetery in Mississippi; and Fayetteville VA National Cemetery in Arkansas. She joined the National Cemetery Administration as a cemetery representative leader at the Puerto Rico VA National Cemetery.
For approximately 10 years before joining the National Cemetery Administration, Ocasio held various positions in the VA West Side Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., where she worked with minor contracts, maintenance contracts, and budget and was the Hispanic Employment Program assistant manager. She was also assigned to the San Juan VA Medical Center where she worked with administrative processes, purchases, and budget in the Nuclear Medicine Service.
Beginning her federal career with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Air Traffic Division in 1984, Ocasio is a native of Chicago. She graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000.
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