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Posted on 02/05/2022 8:31:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
There is good news from the federal courts on the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right of every American to express and practice their religious faith (or lack thereof), but things look much worse in the executive branch.
Let’s look at the good news first:
Mat Staver’s Liberty Counsel won an important step forward in forcing the Department of Defense to stop blatantly discriminating against members of the U.S. military seeking religious exemptions from submitting to the COVID-19 vaccine shot.
U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday granted temporary restraining order sought by Liberty Counsel on behalf of a Lt. Colonel in the Marines and a Navy Surface Warfare Officer. Both requested and were denied religious exemptions and faced being tossed out of the military service.
“The record in this action establishes that the two service members are very likely to prevail on their claim that their respective branch of the military has wrongfully denied a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination.
“The record creates a strong inference that the services are discriminatorily and systematically denying religious exemptions without a meaningful and fair hearing and without the showing required under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), while simultaneously granting medical exemptions and permitting unvaccinated persons to continue in service without adverse consequence,” the judge ruled.
Merryday further barred Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “from diminishing or altering in any manner and for any reason the current status of Navy Commander and Lieutenant Colonel, including their assignment, privileges, rank, or the like. In short, Navy Commander and Lieutenant Colonel must remain ‘as is’ throughout the duration of this injunctive relief.” A hearing is set for Feb. 11 to determine what follows the injunction’s expiration.
Data that Merryday ordered DOD to produce in the case show a clear pattern of religious discrimination.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
At least 55 federal departments and agencies are compiling databases of varying detail regarding the religious beliefs and practices of government employees, applicants for civil service jobs, and visitors to official facilities.
Yes, you read that correctly — officials are creating databases of the religious beliefs and practices of millions of American citizens.
“IBM created a database of the Jewish people in Europe. Using this database, Nazis were able to identify the Jews and prohibit them from public and then private employment. This database is what enabled Nazis to round up those targeted for ghettos and concentration camps.
“The federal government has started its own database on Americans of faith. We cannot allow this to happen. We cannot allow a federal database categorizing people by their religion or medical status. What possible good can be accomplished by these government lists? I cannot think of one.”
“Your administration cannot use the power of the federal government to track the applications of federal employees who have applied for a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine. From day one, your administration has displayed a consistent attitude of contempt towards Americans who prioritize faith in their lives.
“Your administration’s attempt to use the power of the federal government to single out Americans who object to the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds is inexcusable and must be withdrawn … Your administration has offered no valid justification for these intrusive databases that will only be used to target Americans who have refused a COVID-19 vaccine because of their religious convictions.”
For a complete list of the 55 offending departments and agencies, based on the latest available information compiled by Liberty Counsel Action, go here.
Story last night on a kid suspended in school in Michigan or minessota can’t remember now, for tal,ing to his friend in the hallway about christ. He was suspended after it was claimed that he “created a dangerous hostile environment” or,some such nonsense.
I’ll see if I can find the link. Was on Newsmax last night on Greg Kelly show I think
[[Student suspended for privately discussing Christian beliefs sues school district]]
I guess it was for texting onmsocial,media site about homosexuality and sin.
” As noted in the complaint, one of Stout’s text read “the Bible teaches that homosexual conduct is a sin,” and that “everyone is a sinner due to freewill choices.” He also wrote he “would pray for (homosexuals) ‘to repent and follow Jesus.’”
An “authority figure” told him he wasn’t allowed to,post,such stuff on social media,,and the authority figure even admitted that he was trying to “shame, intimidate, and silence conservatives and Christians,”
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I’ll take totalitarianism for $1200, Alex.
Everyone should file a religious exemption, regardless of shots status.
Jam the system.
Don't forget: Nazi = National Socialist.
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
(German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei)
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