Congress Urges Air Force To Support Religious Freedom, According To Liberty Institute


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Congress Urges Air Force To Support Religious Freedom, According To

Liberty Institute

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,

bipartisan members of the House of Representatives submitted a letter

to U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, urging a revision to

Air Force regulations to allow greater religious freedom in the Air

Force. To read the letter online, please follow this link:

http://libertyinstitute.org/document.doc?id=148

The joint letter states: "We are concerned that the Air Force has not

updated its regulations on religious freedom and appears to have the

most restrictive policy of any military service." In addition, it

expresses concern that "Air Force religious freedom regulations and

practices are inconsistent with the Constitution and with current

law." The letter also demands that the Air Force "correct this

immediately" by revising Air Force regulations to ensure that the Air

Force protects the religious freedom of all Airmen.

Mike Berry, Liberty Institute Senior Counsel and Director of Military

Affairs, praised the policymakers' initiative. "We are grateful that

our elected officials responded so quickly and decisively to this

issue," he said. "They are rightfully concerned that the Air Force is

not acting in accordance with Department of Defense policy. History

demonstrates that religious freedom is vital to a strong military.

With this letter, Congress is asking the Air Force to protect

religious freedom in accordance with the Constitution and Department

of Defense policy, which will ensure that we continue to have a strong

military."

Recently, the Air Force has been at the center of numerous

controversies related to religious hostility within the military.

Liberty Institute compiled many of those instances of religious

hostility and, in January, provided them to the House Armed Services

Committee as part of its written testimony.

Liberty Institute is a national law firm dedicated to defending and

restoring religious liberty across America - in our schools, for our

churches, in our military and throughout the public arena. Liberty's

vision is to reestablish religious liberty in accordance with the

principles of our Founding Fathers. For information, visit

www.LibertyInstitute.org.

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