A Louisiana congressman sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper this week seeking answers about the Army banning "Shields of Strength" from putting Bible verses on military dog tags. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., is asking for clarification after military branches threatened to terminate the faith-based company's trademark licenses. ARMY SAYS FAITH-BASED GROUP CAN NO LONGER PUT BIBLE VERSES ON DOG TAGS AFTER COMPLAINT“These dog tags belong to the individual service member and not allowing Bible verses to be inscribed on them, per their wishes, is an infringement on their personal freedom — the same freedom they fight to protect on our behalf," Abraham told Fox News. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Just when I didn't think Mikey Weinstein could stoop any lower, he pulled a stunt like that," he told Fox News. "He'd rather take it away from them just to raise his own publicity than support our service members ... that's pretty cowardly and that's cruel."

Source: Fox News December 06, 2019 19:41 UTC