Administration Bans 'God' From Houston Veterans Cemetery

Barack Obama and his administration are again showing their anti- Christian attitude. Three veterans groups accuse VA officials at Houston National Cemetery of banning the mention of Jesus or God, and censoring their prayers at soldiers’ funerals. The Department of Veterans Affairs is backing the Director of the Houston National Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio in her refusal to allow any Christian references at graveside ceremonies.

"We were told we could no longer say 'God bless you' and 'God bless your family,'" Marilyn Koepp, a volunteer with the National Memorial Ladies said. "How did I feel? I probably shouldn't say how I felt because it was absolutely appalling that this woman would come aboard and tell us we cannot say 'God bless you.'"

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The American Legion and the National Memorial Ladies -- allege that the cemetery's director and other government officials have created "religious hostility" at the cemetery and are violating the First Amendment. According to court documents filed this week in federal court, the cemetery's director, Arleen Ocasio, has banned saying "God" at funerals and requires prayers be submitted in advance for government approval.

In May by a Houston pastor sued to be allowed to refer to Jesus Christ at a Memorial Day invocation at the Houston cemetery. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order forbidding VA officials from censoring the pastor’s prayer.

YouTube Representative John Culberson(R-TX) Outraged at Religious Censorship at Houston Veterans Cemetery:

Even with lawsuits the Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't stopped Ocasio's ban on anything Christian at the cemetery. The Godless Obama and his administration are an affront to the Christian values of most Americans.

Lisa Ward, 43, said that her husband's funeral in May had to be moved to a private chapel so that she could include the VFW ritual in the service. Her husband, Richard Ward, 53, was in the military for more than 30 years.

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