Exclusive: NASA Was Accused of Banning ‘Jesus’ From E-Mails — and the Space Agency’s Response Has These Attorneys Claiming Victory

The Blaze

March 8, 2016

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NASA has officially responded to a complaint from more than a dozen Christian employees who claim that officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, banned Jesus’ name from a staff e-mail, with an attorney for the space agency saying in a Feb. 18 letter that NASA “does not prohibit the use of any specific religious names in employee newsletters or other internal communications.”

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