First Amendment Group Appeals Military Ban on Religious Dog Tags

Religious freedom advocates are appealing the U.S. military's decision to prohibit the sale of religiously themed dog tags, a move the military made after receiving complaints from a secularist group. First Liberty, a religious freedom advocacy group, submitted a letter to the Army on Tuesday, asking it to lift a ban on the sale of dog tags that feature U.S. military logos alongside Bible verses. The group argued that the ban targeting dog tags sold by Shields of Strength, a "faith-based" business, violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from favoring or disfavoring a particular religion.-- More...