A U.S. Veterans Affairs chaplain’s lawyers are taking action after he was allegedly sanctioned for a sermon he delivered in June.
In a recent letter, First Liberty Institute and the Independence Law Center advocated for Veteran Chaplain Rusty Trubey of the Coatesville VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania and asked for assistance from U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Fox News reported on Monday.
The letter requested Collins “take immediate action to eliminate a speech code being imposed by the Veterans Affairs (VA). They are also asking Secretary Collins to ensure that Chaplain Trubey and his colleagues may preach according to the dictates of their conscience,” the outlet said.
The lawyers are also arguing the alleged sanctioning violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Trubey has been a chaplain at the center for almost a decade. He led a worship service in June in the hospital’s chapel and preached on the first chapter of the book of Romans.
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According to Erin Smith, who is associate counsel at First Liberty Institute, Trubey read the chapter and explained what the…
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