VA Bans Mention of God At Funerals For Vets
 

http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147509144


"The hostile and discriminatory actions by the Veterans Affairs officials in Houston are outrageous, unconstitutional and must stop," said Jeff Mateer, Esq., general counsel of Liberty Institute.

June 30, 2011


The Department of Veterans Affairs and its Director of the Houston National Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio, are engaging in religious viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, by adding new incidents of religious hostility.

Director of the Houston National Cemetery, Arleen OcasioSince taking the directorship of the Houston facility in April, 2010, Arleen Ocasio has used her position to bully Christians, repeatedly trampling on the religious liberties of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4, The American Legion Post 586, and the National Memorial Ladies.

On March 15, Director Ocasio told Nobleton Jones, Honor Guard Junior Vice Commander, that he couldn't say "May God grant you grace, mercy and peace" to grieving families.

Re: VA Bans Mention of God At Funerals For Vets
 

sad

Re: VA Bans Mention of God At Funerals For Vets
 

Why do they get to decide what is said at a funeral?

Re: VA Bans Mention of God At Funerals For Vets
 

its actually unconstitutional, and if challanged it would not uphold.

the Military in itself allows for all sorts of religions and chaplains, so the military itself acknowladges religion.

every sunday there is church in boot camp, there is church aboard ships at sea on sunday.

this could be over ruled, some one just has to put a foot down,

infact when a soldier dies or a vet dies there religious recognition like when i was in the military was chirstianity, If i was KIA , my funeral would have been under a christian burial .... usually this is held by the family