By Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) The Gideon Bibles are going back in the Navy’s nightstand drawers. In June, the U.S. Navy ordered housekeepers at thousands of Navy-owned guest lodges near U.S. and international bases to remove the Bibles and any other “religious materials” from their rooms. Scriptures would remain available on request. But public outcry,…
By Lauren Markoe (RNS) The U.S. Navy will no longer allow Bibles and other religious materials in the guest rooms of Navy lodges, a decision that has infuriated some conservative groups, which recently learned about the new policy. The Navy’s decision came after the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter questioning the constitutionality of religious literature…
As my inbox begins to fill with links to Christmas wish lists from my six kids I admit that I begin considering a strategy for Christmas shopping. Will I just do it all online or will I brave the mall? Having missed Black Friday do I take advantage of Cyber Monday? Do I still have…
By Todd Starnes The Pentagon has admitted that information used in an Army briefing that labeled the American Family Association (AFA) as a domestic hate group was not acquired from official sources and does not reflect Army doctrine. Meanwhile, the president of the well-respected Christian ministry says his organization may file a defamation lawsuit against…
By Todd Starnes Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values. The briefing was held at Camp Shelby in Mississippi and listed the AFA alongside…
By American Family Association Never before in the history of our country has America faced a moral crisis like the one before us today. The foundations of our government are crumbling right before our eyes. Our churches are abandoning God, our families are in shambles. There is only one hope for restoration – the Lord…