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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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