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To: goldworldnet who wrote (443301)	8/30/2011 10:03:50 AM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793838

Houston National Cemetary Director Arleen Ocasio Tries to Ban God from Funerals 06/30/2011 https://vfwlady.wordpress.com/tag/houston-national-cemetery-director-bans-god/ The director of the Houston National Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio, allegedly has engaged in aggressive hostile censorship of religion at the second largest cemetery for veterans in the United States. Thank God for Texas Congressman Ted Poe, who has recently called for her resignation in a heartfelt letter sent June 29th to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington D.C. “I am deeply troubled by the allegations that were brought to my attention when I met with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Houston,” said Poe. “The First Amendment is a sacred right of all Americans, especially those who have honorably served — and given their lives — in the name of protecting the United States. Denying their families their constitutional right to the free exercise of religious freedom is disgraceful and shows blatant disrespect for America’s veterans. If these allegations are true, I formally call for the termination of Arleen Ocasio as the director the Houston National Cemetery. This display of authoritarian behavior and religious discrimination should not be tolerated.” LIST OF ACCUSATIONS 1) Director Ocasio and other Cemetery Officials instructed Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4 to remove prayers from its burial rituals and to no longer utter remarks when handling the discharged shell cases from the rifle salute to the family of deceased veterans. 2) Cemetery Officials instructed American Legion Post 586 to remove prayers from its burial rituals. 3) Director Ocasio told the National Memorial Ladies that it could no longer include “God Bless” in its condolence cards or speak a religious message to veterans’ families. 4) Director Ocascio shut down the Cemetery chapel; it is now a “meeting facility.” Director Ocasio has already been successfully sued this year for religious discrimination. Obviously, she is not qualified to be the director of a National Cemetery and should step down. Send an email to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki. Ask him to 1) stop his department’s religious discrimination and 2) relieve Director Ocasio of her duties.