In this case, I side with the military. The military is not a business, and unit cohesion is critical. Openly pushing religious views and/or political views in the office is unacceptable. What one does at lunch or at home is their business. What they did while sitting at a desk in the office was MY business.
You give up rights when you enter the military. The needs of the military trump personal rights. Anyone who doesn’t like it can get out.
Sterling told military officials that the posted passage helped her summon patience when dealing with short-tempered Marines who were frustrated with their CAC problems.
In Sterling's first appeal, the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Appeals in February upheld the conviction. A military judge determined that the quotations, "could be interpreted as combative ... [and] could easily be seen as contrary to good order and discipline," court records show.
Other convictions included in Sterling's original case involved charges of refusing orders to perform duties for which Sterling said she was medically exempted. Those charges and convictions factored into her sentencing, but are not the subject of her current appeal to the military high court.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/27/marine-monifa-sterling-bible-verse-court-case/28010365/
I tend to think perhaps that this had less to do with religion as it did with Monifa's attitude problems. Note that the quote seemed to be more about "her" and people who irritated her than with God.
“Openly pushing religious views and/or political views in the office is unacceptable.”
Which is why it was done throughout the military’s history??
I don’t think you know the first thing about military history or how to run the military.
If a military member cannot handle a Bible verse how are they going to handle fighting the enemy?? Pussies.