Press Statement
For Immediate Release: 8.29.19
Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Statement from First Liberty Institute Regarding Vice President Pence’s Remarks at The American Legion Convention Concerning POW/MIA Remembrance Displays
Washington, DC– The following statement may be attributed to Mike Berry, Chief of Staff for First Liberty Institute:
“We are grateful to Vice President Pence and the entire administration for their steadfast defense of religious liberty and America’s veterans. Anti-religious hostility has no place in the VA, yet we continue to see activists roaming the country seeking to purge any and all religious symbols. Removing a Bible donated by a WWII POW for display at a VA hospital would be a cruel insult and dishonors our veterans. First Liberty will fight to make sure the Bible stays.
In May, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the VA urging a policy clarification after an individual supported by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) filed a lawsuit challenging a POW/MIA remembrance display at the Manchester VA Medical Center that includes a Bible. First Liberty’s client, the Northeast POW/MIA Network, is the organization responsible for creating and maintaining that POW/MIA remembrance display.
Earlier this month First Liberty Institute announced that it is seeking to intervene on behalf of the Northeast POW/MIA Network in defense of its POW/MIA Remembrance Table at the Manchester (NH) Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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About First Liberty Institute
First Liberty Institute is a non-profit public interest law firm and the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious freedom for all Americans.
To arrange an interview, contact Lacey McNiel at media@firstliberty.org or by calling 972-941-4453.
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