(Photo : Shields of Strength) Shields of Strength dog tag with Joshua 1:9 inscribed above the American flag In response to their attempt to create a problem for a Christian-owned company in an area where one had not existed for more than 23 years, the Department of Defense (DOD) is now facing a religious freedom lawsuit Intercessors for America (IFA) found out from BizPacReview that the company Shields of Strength have been told that they can no longer sell military-themed dog tags with bible verses on them. This, according to the report, is something they have been doing since 1997. Shields of Strength reportedly received a letter from Army Trademark licensing program director Paul Jensen in August 2019 requesting that all biblical references be removed from all of their Army products. "You are not authorized to put biblical verses on your Army products… For example, Joshua 1:9. Please remove ALL biblical references for all of your Army products," the letter stated. The IFA noted that the biblically inspired products are so popular that President Bush requested one in 2003 to honor the first soldier from Operation Iraqi Freedom who was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, CPT Russell Rippetoe. Consequently, […]
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