Liberty Counsel Files Complaint with Navy
According to their press release, the Liberty Counsel has asked the US Navy to reverse a decision in which “religious speech” had to be removed from a “Navy for Moms” website. In addition, according to the Liberty Counsel,
Navy for Moms community guidelines were also recently revised to prohibit the posting of religious discussions except for prayers offered for sailors.
These kinds of restrictions on private speakers using a government-sponsored forum are not required in order to avoid a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
The government may not create a public forum of support and then proclaim that religious views are not welcome — to do so is clearly unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
The Liberty Counsel made the demand for the policy reversal in a letter to the Secretary of the Navy.