American Military News by Kyle Perisic January 17, 2020
Marine Corps bans Bible verse replica dog tags after complaint from military-church separation group
The Marine Corps is facing a lawsuit after banning military “dog tag†replicas that include Scripture and Scripture-inspired passages created by a faith-based organization.
The organization, Shields of Strength, has had to deny thousands of requests to produce the replicas because the Defense Department has said it will no longer allow religious messages on licensed Marine material, Fox News reported.
First Liberty, the law firm representing Shields of Strength argues this action has violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, while the group that originally made the complaint, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, argues that the material was a violation of the separation of Church and State.
Kenny Vaughan founded Shields of Strength in 1998 and has been working with the military to help inspire service members across the globe with the dog tag replicas since after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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