WASHINGTON — In what appears to be a case of religious correctness gone wild, the director of the Houston National Cemetery has been taken to court for banning religious expression — not once, but twice, in just over two months.
In late May, Liberty Institute, a legal advocacy group, sued director Arleen Ocasio and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for attempting to censor Pastor Scott Rainey’s invocation at a Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by a private group at the Houston cemetery.
After a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order, the Rev. Rainey was allowed to pray in the name of Jesus – and cemetery officials wisely chose not to challenge the ruling.
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