The ''Wall of Separation,'' and the Abuses Thereof

To: the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Washington, D.C. re:

Why does the Houston National Cemetary, under the direction of one Arlene Acasio, disallow the mention of "God" or "Jesus" in burial services for fallen servicemen and servicewomen even when requested by their survivors?
Why does the Cemetary require greiving families to submit prayers in advance for "official approval?"
Why is the Cross and the Bible no longer available in the Chapel?
Why are services monitored by VA officials in order to ensure compliance with this ban?
And exactly where does that cemetary obtain the authority impose the State's will on the Church's services?

"Oh! thus be it ever when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation,
Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

That, sirs, is the 4th stanza of your own National Anthem which unabashedly thanks God for "making and preserving" this great nation, and provides the words which were later adopted as the American National Motto (examine any dollar bill), "IN GOD WE TRUST."  This stanza addresses one of the Constitutional Freedoms for which these soldiers died in order to ensure for you and all citizens of America.

Please respond.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110630-va-god-allowed-at-cemetary
http://donttearusdown.com

Hat tip: JOG