Houston VA Bans Mention of God at Funerals for Vets

Liberty Institute, representing VFW District 4, The American Legion Post 586, and the National Memorial Ladies went to court with new allegations of religious hostility and unlawful censorship by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its director of the Houston National Cemetery. Sign the petition asking the VA to end this censorship now at www.donttearusdown.com!

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[fdougp]

This is bigger then what 5 familys want This is about the rights of God fearing Americans and American Vets. This is about our rights granted by The Founding Fathers and above all The Constitution. Don't let the OBAMA and his gang take this away or chip away at our rights.

[abbot1945]

If the charges are true this represents a huge violation of the 1st amendment rights of many of these families. If this suit is won on behalf of the plaintifs, the next step should be to charge the people who initiated the policies with human rights violations. They do this type of crap because they think they have bureucratic immunity. Someone needs to learn that this was not reasonable and have to pay a personal price. Like job loss and maybe some jail time.

[Nebontha]

FUCK YEAH

[fayetrue]

JESUS SAID IF YOU BE ASHAMEOF ME BEFORE MEN HE'LL ASHAME OF YOU BEFORE THE FATHER.

[miketierney7]

It is typical that Obama would be blamed for the 2007 Bush policy. Why is it that people can't get facts right. Especially when they tend to be religious right issues. It is as if you think Bush , with his Christian posturing was above this type of thing.

And the law didn't say a group could not say anything about God, only that the family had to approve such a comment. Stop beinfg so paranoid and start looking into the facts.

[speedy779]

Wow this is major hypocracy. You see the V.A. (and The U.S. Government.) would ban one group to save another. Listen I don't care if Atheists don't want us to say God at THEIR funerals, but i have the right to say God at Christian/Muslim/Jew or other monotheistic funerals.

[ahwhocares1]

I understand the prohibition of the government endorsing a God (either one above others or any over none), but banning independent groups from mentioning it is just stupid. And that from an atheist.

[j1a2r34]

Nullification. Just ignore the idiot. 

[Eliusalmo1]

We shouldn't allow government to take our expression liberty out.

[KuptisOriginal]

I'm curious. What would happen if they ignored Arleen Ocasio's orders? I would think that since it falls under the First Amendment that she couldn't do anything.

[chevlynn7]

first they take the strap from schools, then they allow abortion & condone it, then they let east indians wear turbans instead of helmets or other proper uniform headwear then they let gay rights run rampant over everyone else's rights & then they let muslims shut down traffic & sidewalks to pray. WHAT'S NEXT?!

i agree with darkvengence … LISTEN IDIOTS!!! we have a VOICE, so YELL & STOP this. the squeaky wheel GETS THE GREASE!!! HOLLER & make your voice HEARD!! stop obama!!! or canada's next

[darkvengance100]

This is an insult to all faiths. Yet it is allowed by muslims to stop all traffic and pray in the street & sidewalks. LISTEN IDIOTS! this is america not the middle east and it will always remain

America as long as there is even only one of us standing. You who oppose our will , will not win.