Religious freedom advocates are appealing the U.S. military’s decision to prohibit the sale of religiously themed dog tags, a move the military made after receiving complaints from a secularist group. First Liberty, a religious freedom advocacy group, submitted a letter to the Army on Tuesday, asking it to lift a ban on the sale of dog tags that feature U.S. military logos alongside Bible verses. The group argued that the ban targeting dog tags sold by Shields of Strength, a "faith-based" business, violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from favoring or disfavoring a particular religion. "What Shields of Strength is doing is perfectly permissible under the Constitution and the law," Michael Berry, director of military affairs at First Liberty, told the Washington Free Beacon . "It is the Army that’s in the wrong here and they’re the ones that need to take corrective action." David Rutz breaks down the most important news about the enemies of freedom, here and around the world, in this comprehensive morning newsletter. Sign up here and stay informed! Shields of Strength has sold more than four million dog tags featuring trademarked U.S. military logos and Bible verses, many of them […]
