Several of the contemporary heroes of Christianity are brave individuals in Islamic nations and other anti-Christian nations who routinely smuggle in Bibles for true believers.
Now, we may very well need that kind of spiritual heroism in our nation.
Under the new guidelines of the U.S. Navy, "no religious items (and this includes Bibles, Biblical materials, or religious artifacts) are allowed to be taken by visitors to the Walter Reed Medical Center, as well as the Bethesda Naval Center in Maryland, where many of our wounded military personnel are receiving medical treatments.
U.S. Rep. Steve King from Iowa is among other infuriated Republicans and has vigorously begun blasting this policy, one that was buried in a four-page paper pertaining to patient care regulations.
"Mr. Speaker," King declared on the floor of your home of Representatives this week, "these military men and women who are recuperating at Walter Reed and Bethesda have given their all for America!
"The people that come to visit them cannot bring a religious artifact? They cannot deliver a Bible ... A clergyman cannot attend with the Eucharist and offer communion to a person that might be on their deathbed because it's restricted in this memo from the Department of the Navy?"
This is Obama's military. And it's yet another reason why we must defeat this man in November. Our nation was founded on Biblical principles and our right to religious freedom is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The free exercise clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government, in most cases, from interfering with a person's practice of their religion. The American citizens of all religions should be outraged by Obama's decision.
In closing, let me repeat my main point right here: Our country is buit on Biblical principles as well as our right to spiritual independence. This is ensured by the Constitution of the United States. Because the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution forbids the government from interfering with a person's method of their religion within reason, we have to find a means to express our viewpoints about this brand-new policy. For instance, please consider composing letters to your congressmen, creating blog articles, creating write-ups, uploading videos on public video sharing sights, or any other imaginative, but peaceful ways, to safeguard our rights to independence of worship.
Now, we may very well need that kind of spiritual heroism in our nation.
Under the new guidelines of the U.S. Navy, "no religious items (and this includes Bibles, Biblical materials, or religious artifacts) are allowed to be taken by visitors to the Walter Reed Medical Center, as well as the Bethesda Naval Center in Maryland, where many of our wounded military personnel are receiving medical treatments.
U.S. Rep. Steve King from Iowa is among other infuriated Republicans and has vigorously begun blasting this policy, one that was buried in a four-page paper pertaining to patient care regulations.
"Mr. Speaker," King declared on the floor of your home of Representatives this week, "these military men and women who are recuperating at Walter Reed and Bethesda have given their all for America!
"The people that come to visit them cannot bring a religious artifact? They cannot deliver a Bible ... A clergyman cannot attend with the Eucharist and offer communion to a person that might be on their deathbed because it's restricted in this memo from the Department of the Navy?"
This is Obama's military. And it's yet another reason why we must defeat this man in November. Our nation was founded on Biblical principles and our right to religious freedom is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The free exercise clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government, in most cases, from interfering with a person's practice of their religion. The American citizens of all religions should be outraged by Obama's decision.
In closing, let me repeat my main point right here: Our country is buit on Biblical principles as well as our right to spiritual independence. This is ensured by the Constitution of the United States. Because the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution forbids the government from interfering with a person's method of their religion within reason, we have to find a means to express our viewpoints about this brand-new policy. For instance, please consider composing letters to your congressmen, creating blog articles, creating write-ups, uploading videos on public video sharing sights, or any other imaginative, but peaceful ways, to safeguard our rights to independence of worship.
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