Open email to Rep.
Neugebauer:
Dear Rep .Neugebauer,
In your latest newsletter, you said, " Besides the Constitutional protection for freedom of religious expression, the DoD is also required to provide our troops with certain protections for religious freedom. I’m worried these freedoms are being trampled on. In an effort to get more information about my concerns, I joined my colleagues in a letter to the Secretary of Defense, asking him to detail how he is addressing these issues. It is imperative that we defend the right of religious freedom for the men and women who sacrifice so much to defend our country".
You are completely on target, and I congratulate you for the action you have taken with the Secretary of Defense. The Constitution says that the federal government must neither promote or discourage religion or any form thereof.
Anti-religious sects are a form of religion. Their opinions and comments should be allowed First Amendment expression, as should also those of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, etc..
However, the federal government should make no restriction or promotion of any religious or anti-religious program in its operations. This means the Department of Defense may not promote or deny any individuals or groups the free expression of their First Amendment free-speech rights through individual or group presentations within the military establishment. Freedom of religion is a fundamental right, akin to breathing, taking in food and waste eliminations, and allowance must be made for its free exercise in any organized practice.
Dear Rep .Neugebauer,
In your latest newsletter, you said, " Besides the Constitutional protection for freedom of religious expression, the DoD is also required to provide our troops with certain protections for religious freedom. I’m worried these freedoms are being trampled on. In an effort to get more information about my concerns, I joined my colleagues in a letter to the Secretary of Defense, asking him to detail how he is addressing these issues. It is imperative that we defend the right of religious freedom for the men and women who sacrifice so much to defend our country".
You are completely on target, and I congratulate you for the action you have taken with the Secretary of Defense. The Constitution says that the federal government must neither promote or discourage religion or any form thereof.
Anti-religious sects are a form of religion. Their opinions and comments should be allowed First Amendment expression, as should also those of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, etc..
However, the federal government should make no restriction or promotion of any religious or anti-religious program in its operations. This means the Department of Defense may not promote or deny any individuals or groups the free expression of their First Amendment free-speech rights through individual or group presentations within the military establishment. Freedom of religion is a fundamental right, akin to breathing, taking in food and waste eliminations, and allowance must be made for its free exercise in any organized practice.
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