Printed Biblical Verses Is A No-No To Have On Your Military Desk

 Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling

By Ryan Velez

In a decision called “ridiculous” by her representative, a Marine has lost her federal appeal after being court-martialed for refusing to take down biblical verses from her desk, reports The Daily Mail.

Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling lost a 2014 court-martial at her base in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, largely after her refusal to remove said verses. While she challenged this action in federal court, on Wednesday, she was told that she had lost after it was ruled that the order was not a “substantial burden” on her First Amendment rights.

“We reject the argument that every interference with a religiously motivated act constitutes a substantial burden on the exercise of religion,” said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the highest military court, in a 4-1 decision.

“In this case, the record does not clearly address whether (Sterling’s) conduct was based on a ‘sincerely held religious belief’ or motivated by animosity toward her chain of command,” it added. “Military orders are presumed to be lawful and are disobeyed at the subordinate’s peril.” 

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Source: AllChristianNews.com (via Your Black World News)