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Police clear the area around Lafayette Park and the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington.

Trump offers ‘domination’ of DC protests as model for states

Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority,” President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

5 years ago

dog tags of fallen Marines

The real reason the Marine Corps is disallowing Shields of Strength’s Bible verse dog tags

The author of this commentary says no one is stopping Shields of Strength from making dog tags with Bible verses, but the dog tags can't be officially licensed by the Marine Corps or have the USMC's trademarked emblem on them if they promote religion.

By Chris Rodda

5 years ago

Space Force Bible blessing spurs protest

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation objected to the ceremony as inappropriate and sectarian.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Veterans group pushes to dismiss suit over Bible on display at New Hampshire VA hospital

A battle over a Bible on display at New Hampshire’s veterans hospital was the focus of a federal court hearing Wednesday, with lawyers for the government arguing that a lawsuit demanding its removal should be dismissed because the Air Force veteran who filed it hasn’t shown he was harmed in any way.

6 years ago

Pence: ‘The Bible stays’ at New Hampshire veterans hospital facing lawsuit

Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on a First Amendment lawsuit challenging a Bible on display at a New Hampshire veterans hospital, saying under the current administration, “VA hospitals will not be religion-free zones.”

By Kathy McCormack, The Associated Press

6 years ago

Lawsuit filed over Bible display at New Hampshire VA hospital; uproar ensues

A dispute over a Bible display at the Manchester Veterans Affairs hospital in New Hampshire is erupting into a full-fledged war, to include close-air support and vows from both sides to trample the enemy underfoot.

By Kent Miller

6 years ago