Every veteran who has served honorably in the uniform of the American military deserves to be appreciated and respected. But the recent removal of a Bible from a POW/MIA display at a Veterans Administration clinic in Akron, Ohio -- allegedly because a veteran was offended -- is yet another sad example of the blatant disregard for religious liberty perpetrated throughout the government offices of the current administration.

When an atheist group complained to the clinic administrator on behalf of an anonymous veteran, the director removed the Bible along with a framed scripture. The display from which these items were removed is known by veterans as the “Missing Man” table and is a common display at military functions and installations across the country. Its purpose is to honor the sacrifice of those who have suffered through captivity in wartime as well as those who have never been recovered and returned and are still missing as a result of combat while serving in the U.S. military, all to uphold our freedoms. None of the families of any of the MIAs have complained, nor have the POWs or their families.

In capitulating to the atheists’ demands, the administrator of this clinic, Mr. Brian Reinhart, has ... (more)