We are on a very slippery slope my friends ...
The
soldiers who wake up in Walter Reed Medical Center are in Maryland
--not communist China. But under the Navy's new rules, they may not know
the difference! After months of peeling away the military's core
values, Obama's army is on the move. And this time, it has a high-value
target: the Bible. In a memo obtained by FRC, Navy officials have
announced that "no religious items (including Bibles, reading material,
and/or artifacts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit."
The new orders are buried in a four-page document about patient care,
which an Army officer forwarded to us in disbelief. Effective
immediately, families, friends, and even pastors will have to check
their beliefs at the door to visit one of the largest military hospitals
in the United States . Last night, after we circulated the memo to
leaders on the Hill, an outraged Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took to the
House floor and blasted the policy. "Mr. Speaker, these military men
and women who are recovering at Walter Reed and Bethesda have given
their all for America ... They've defended and taken an oath to the
Constitution, and here they are. The people that come to visit them
can't bring a religious artifact? They can't bring a Bible? ...A priest
can't walk in with the Eucharist and offer communion to a patient who
might be on their deathbed because it's prohibited in this memo from
the Department of the Navy?"
This
is Obama's military, where homosexuality is celebrated and
Christianity is censored; where witches are financed and crosses are
scorned; where bestiality is embraced and Bibles are banned; where
same-sex "weddings" are encouraged but international charity is not.
After three years of ideological warfare, the administration's intent
is clear: to disarm the military of its biggest weapon. Faith.
Regardless of President Obama's agenda, there is absolutely nothing in
the Constitution that empowers the government to stop family members
from giving Bibles or crosses to their loved ones. And from a PR
standpoint, I'm not sure the best way to boost approval ratings is by
denying comfort to wounded warriors. Unfortunately for our troops, who
have endured so much turmoil under the Obama administration, this is
another blow. Hopefully, with the help of Congressman King and others,
it's only a temporary one.
FYI - Snopes confirms that this is true: http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/walterreed.asp
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