Posted on 07/09/2020 6:00:19 PM PDT by marshmallow
'This proves' that 'there is no pandemic exception to the First Amendment,' said Mike Berry, First Liberty Institute General Counsel.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The United States Navy has revised its policy prohibiting active service members from attending in-person religious services. Those who disobeyed and attended church services had risked court-martial.
The move is seen as an important victory on behalf of religious liberty by Navy personnel affected by the previously enacted ban, and by those who fought on their behalf.
The change comes just days after First Liberty Institute sent a letter on behalf of active duty officer Daniel Schultz and several other service members affected by the order, asking the U.S. Navy to grant an accommodation so that he could attend indoor religious services.
The rollback also comes after LifeSiteNews launched a petition on June 30 which quickly garnered more than 18,000 signatures asking President Donald Trump – who had previously declared religious services to be essential – to intervene.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, issued a statement on July 5 in which he called the ban “odious to Catholics.”
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But where is the ACLU on these cases? AWOL! They should change their name since they don't do a damn thing to advance constitutional rights anymore. They should be the Union for the Advancement of the Democrat Party.
Ping
The memo was delicately worded to avoid specifically mentioning the June 24, 2020, order that banned attendance at indoor religious services or the names of the Navy person(s) who issued that unconstitutional order.
It seems that there are Deepstaters within the Navy who are working to counter the constitutional rights of sailors, to oppose the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, to defy their Commander in Chief’s declaration that churches are essential to America.
These people need to be identified and removed from the military.
A win for these Navy men and women.
The Anti Christian Liberty Union only cares about their agenda - the anti-Christian agenda.
I thought Trump had cleaned up and out Obama’s “Queens Navy”. Looks liked they missed a few “stupids”.
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