Last Friday, we won another emergency order against Joe Biden’s Department of Defense (DOD) on behalf of a Captain in the Marine Corps. Without this emergency relief, Zaid* would have faced discipline for refusing the COVID shots based on his religious convictions.

Every day, we are hard at work protecting the men and women of the U.S. military from Biden’s twisted bid to rid the ranks of anyone who subscribes to a higher authority than him. Read on to learn what’s next. —Mat

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Zaid is a Captain in the Marine Corps who opposes abortion. Captain Zaid wants to continue serving in the Corps, so he testified in a sworn statement that his Islamic religious beliefs forbid abortion. He also opposes the use of aborted fetal cells used in the testing and/or development of all the COVID shots.

Emergency relief came hours before discipline ...

Hours before Zaid would face discipline, Judge Steven Merryday ordered that “the defendants are temporarily enjoined (1) from enforcing against USMC Captain any order or regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination and (2) from any retaliatory action as a result of, or arising from, USMC Captain’s requesting a religious accommodation, appealing the denial of a request for a religious accommodation, or pursuing this action or any other action for relief under RFRA or the First Amendment.”

We return to court April 11 where we will again face off against Biden’s DOD. The shot mandates are abusive and are harming military members.

PRAY THAT JUDGE MERRYDAY EXTENDS THE INJUNCTION TO ALL SERVICE MEMBERS IN EVERY MILITARY BRANCH.

Levi* is an observant Jew who believes abortion is a heinous crime against God’s design. He is one of more than 900 service members we are helping.

Joleen* is a Catholic who also believes that abortion “constitutes a grave moral disorder, since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.”

Mary* was raised an atheist but became an evangelical Christian after suffering a traumatic rape and ensuing abortion. Her Christian faith and harrowing personal experience taught her that abortion is a soul-crushing evil.

Ted* belongs to a small nondenominational church that also forbids abortion. He joins the tens of thousands facing discipline for his religious convictions.

Despite coming from different religious backgrounds and faiths, these service members all agree that abortion is a sin, and they will not defile their bodies with these shots that used aborted fetal cells in testing and/or development.

And despite their differences in doctrine, each of these soldiers has a constitutionally protected, federally codified RIGHT to religious freedom.

WE WILL NOT ALLOW JOE BIDEN TO PURGE THE MILITARY OF CHRISTIANS AND PEOPLE OF FAITH.

Don’t let Biden “purge” the military of religious adherents!

Each of these brave men and women met with their respective chaplains who confirmed their religious beliefs are sincere, submitted their religious accommodation requests, received “rubber stamp” denials and now face discharge and discipline.

During his confirmation hearing in March 2021, Biden’s secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, said he would “purge” the military. Identifying the religious faithful and discharging them under Biden’s shot mandate is apparently how he plans to “purge” them.

I weep for our military members and their families. I wish I could convey the stress they face daily and the abuse inflicted against them. We are more committed than ever to defending the defenders of our freedom. We will not rest until we obtain justice.

Religious freedom is an inalienable right.

We are working around the clock to save the lives and livelihoods of military members and their families, health care workers and employees being forced to choose between serving God or bowing to Joe Biden and his tyrannical administration.

We are helping many organ transplant recipients who were removed from the transplant list because they refused the COVID shots. I am happy to say we have successfully restored many to the list for their lifesaving transplant.

And we continue to defend religious freedom through several other important cases before state and federal courts as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. Our defense of Sandra Merritt, the whistleblower who helped expose Planned Parenthood’s evil “Baby Parts for Sale” scheme, continues with oral argument this month. I will brief you on these cases as soon as I am able.

The volume of our legal work under this tyrannical administration is growing at an alarming pace. We need YOUR help to keep religious freedom free. To help keep us fighting for religious freedom, please consider making a recurring monthly gift.

If tyranny prevails in the U.S. military, it won’t be long before we all lose our precious freedom.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

SOURCES:

“Court Grants Marine Captain Immediate Relief from Shot Mandate.” Liberty Counsel, April 1, 2022. https://lc.org/newsroom/details/040122-court-grants-marine-captain-immediate-relief-from-shot-mandate.

“Court Urged to Grant Military Class Action Relief.” Liberty Counsel, February 23, 2022. https://lc.org/newsroom/details/022322-court-urged-to-grant-military-class-action-relief.

“Emergency Relief Extended in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden.” Liberty Counsel, February 11, 2022. https://lc.org/newsroom/details/021122-emergency-relief-extended-in-navy-seal-1-v-biden.

“Resources & Research: COVID Vaccine.” Liberty Counsel, 2021. lc.org/vaccine.