American Soldiers Stand Up for the Bible in Court

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The U.S. military doesn't have a compelling interest in preventing service members from displaying Bible verses at their desk, Family Research Council's Travis Weber told The Christian Post after hearing oral arguments in a federal appeals court.

The case involves United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling, who was court-martialed for disobeying an order to remove three signs from her office desk that quoted the Bible. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in the United States v. Sterling case.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/soldiers-display-bible-verses-desk-military-appeals-court-sterling-162810/#y8uHVOW7u7xXvLzp.99

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