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Army chaplain faces same-sex discrimination claim; lawyer says he was following Army guidance

April 20, 2018 • In the News

An Army chaplain is fighting back against an investigator’s recommendation that he should be disciplined after refusing to facilitate a marriage retreat that includes same-sex couples. Earlier this year, Army Maj. Scott Squires was serving as a chaplain at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. There, he told a soldier he was […]

Army chaplain under fire after refusing to facilitate a marriage retreat for same-sex couples

April 20, 2018 • In the News

…Army Major Scott Squires was serving as a chaplain at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. There, he told a soldier he was unable to conduct a marriage retreat that included the soldier and the soldier’s same sex partner due to his church’s restrictions. Now in this case, the word church actually […]

VIDEO: Gov. Hogan Recognizes WWII Veteran at Peace Cross

April 20, 2018 • In the News

World War II veteran John Pedevillano received a citation from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at the controversial Peace Cross in Bladensburg. Derrick Ward reports.

Army chaplain faces punishment for following religious beliefs

April 18, 2018 • In the News

A decorated Army chaplain is facing what his attorneys are calling a “career-ending punishment” after he explained to a soldier that he could not conduct a marriage retreat that included same-sex couples because of his religious beliefs. A military investigation at Fort Bragg in North Carolina determined that Chaplain Scott […]

Sen. Cory Booker Violating Constitution: Voting Against Pompeo for Religious Beliefs

April 18, 2018 • In the News

WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced on Friday that he will vote against CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to become secretary of state because of Pompeo’s beliefs on marriage and sexuality — beliefs consistent with Pompeo’s Christian faith. Conservative leaders are now denouncing Booker’s vote as a violation […]

Appeals Court Decrees That A War Memorial Must Go Because It ‘Endorses Religion’

April 18, 2018 • In the News

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….” So begins the First Amendment to our Constitution. Those words have been turned into a “law” that allows courts to demand an impenetrable wall of separation between religion and government. A recent case shows […]

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