{"id":42382,"date":"2017-12-01T00:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T03:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=42382"},"modified":"2017-12-01T02:25:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T05:25:48","slug":"american-atheists-file-lawsuit-over-blessing-of-the-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/american-atheists-file-lawsuit-over-blessing-of-the-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"American Atheists File Lawsuit over Blessing of the Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

A county-run animal shelter’s annual “Blessing of the Animals” is the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by American Atheists<\/a> in New Jersey. As noted at the Religion Clause<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The complaint in American Atheists, Inc. v. Bergen County, objects to the use of public resources and employee time to promote and host a ritual that is performed by Franciscan clergy annually in honor of St. Francis of Assissi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A member of the American Atheists — who knew about the blessing ceremony in advance — happened<\/em> to show up in person (to adopt a pet, of course)\u00a0just as the ceremony was occurring. Just in time to very conveniently be offended.<\/p>\n

While a county pet shelter may not seem relevant to the US military, the contrived case very much is. After all, the US Navy “blesses the fleet<\/a>” annually, certainly at a higher use of “public resources” than the shelter.<\/p>\n

\"\" US military chaplains have also done similar “blessings of the animals<\/a>” as well (it’s a religious tradition, regardless of where the religion takes place).<\/p>\n

Think American Atheists will come after religious exercise in the US military?<\/p>\n

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