"Her commanding officer told her to take down the Bible verse, calling it a profanity that we will not repeat here...."
I’m afraid that whatever qualifies as “military leadership” at ANY AND ALL LEVELS is enemy territory now.
Sign the petition.
http://aclj.org/religious-liberty/defend-christians-in-the-military-from-anti-christian-attacks
I have been a contributor to the ACLJ for several years. This case is a prime reason why. I would be willing to bet my mortgage that her commanding officer demanding the verse be removed is a homosexual. It should be very clear to everyone that Christianity and Homosexuality cannot coexist. Too bad for them, we know which will be standing at the end.
I admire the woman for her faith. But she posted the verse on her desk. That was her work station. Her commander had every right to order it to be removed.
As long as her commander enforced workplace rules uniformly, I really don’t see any civil rights violation here.
Not a thread hijack...
Just a warning.
The U.S. military will fire upon civilians. More so now than before.
Trust me.
5.56mm
The military, acting on orders from presidents, (Bush and 0bama) deliberately and intentionally overlooked the actions of a certain Major, who then murdered fellow soldiers.
The same military now arrests a soldier for displaying a Christian bible verse.
Is there any institution in the country that has not been taken over by the radical left?
"Her commanding officer told her to take down the Bible verse, calling it a profanity that we will not repeat here...."
She was not court-martialed for “her faith”, she was court-martialed for disobeying a direct order, numerous times.
Just because NCO’s and officers don’t understand all of the damned nuances that are in the military now, doesn’t mean those who gave her the orders are homosexual either.
She chose a molehill to die on instead of seeking legal advice and then coming back to not only educate and edify, but to win.
There’s a process, sometimes a painful one, but a process nonetheless. I’m sure there are many who would/could have helped her, but once she disobeyed a direct order, none are going to jump on that boat.
Related post from last month...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3293784/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3293784/posts?page=56#56
The ACLJ is barking up the wrong tree, as multiple others have already pointed out, by trying to structure this as a denial of her faith. She brought it on herself by refusing to follow orders. There is no 1st Amendment in the UCMJ and that Dishonorable Discharge is going to leave a long-lasting mark on her life.
I wonder why the article doesn’t mention the court martial was probably for disobeying a direct order from a superior and not the bible quote. The only reason for the discussion about the quote would be to determine if it had been an illegal order.
That said, I do doubt if they want Christians in the military, these days.
Active Duty ping.