TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH MISSIVE

Vol. 7:–No: 13(April 3, 2016)

Philippians 4:13-“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Atheists are attacking Christians serving in the U.S. military, but the American Center for Law and Justice is fighting back.

Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling’s superior officer ordered her to remove from her workstation three small strips of paper bearing an encouraging Bible verse. When she declined, the officer ripped down the verses, uttered a vulgar epithet, and threw the papers in the trash. Sterling was then court martialed for silently expressing her faith, as the Marine court held that she was “not exercising her religion” when she posted the scripture verses, that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was inapplicable, and that Sterling’s Bible verse postings were motivated by “subjective beliefs” not legitimately “part of a religious belief system.”

A mid-level military appellate court rejected Sterling’s appeal. So, the A C L J filed a brief—on behalf of 42 members of Congress and 142,000+ Americans—asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the highest military appeals court, to hear her case and overturn this dangerous ruling.

Angry atheist Mikey Weinstein and his Military Religious Freedom Foundation asked the court to reject Sterling’s appeal and ignore the violation of her religious freedom. Weinstein and his extremist group have repeatedly called Christians in the military “monsters who terrorize”.

The court has now agreed with the A C L J in granting review of Unites States vs. Sterling. The A C L J is now preparing another brief in support of Sterling and the merits of her position.

This case could set a serious precedent, making a dramatic impact on the religious liberty of all our men and women in uniform.