Two Christian Marines and their young families were notified they would be kicked out of the Marine Corps and military housing in just 48 hours. One Marine called Liberty Counsel, but the other did not.

Now one of these families remains employed and in base housing, while the other is jobless and homeless. Read on to learn their stories and why our work is so important.

We have now obtained a classwide preliminary injunction for every Marine who refuses the jab for religious reasons. Our case representing Marines who refused the jab goes to trial NEXT MONTH to obtain permanent relief. Joe Biden’s Department of Defense (DOD) is fighting us tooth and nail.

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Jeff* and Zachariah* are both devout Christians serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. These Marines believe in duty to God, family and country.

When Joe Biden’s COVID shot mandates for the military were announced, both men investigated the shots and had serious concerns about the experimental mRNA biological agent.

And they discovered that every one of the COVID jabs was developed and/or tested on aborted fetal cell lines. The Bible is clear that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and it shall not be defiled. Neither man would defile his body with the COVID shots.

Both men dutifully submitted religious exemption requests to the shots. The Marines acknowledged that their religious beliefs were sincere. But like every other request made by thousands of Marines, they were denied.

The mere filing of the religious accommodation request set in motion what the Marines call being “black balled.” This ostracization was followed by months of silence from the brass—until August 3, when they were given 48 hours to leave the Marines.

Jeff and Zachariah had been effectively put to work as serfs for their fellow Marines. The men had their duties stripped down so that their daily service was one of carrying coolers, doing grunt work and issuing weapons with the associated paperwork.

Because of their “unvaccinated” status, the men were refused all regular work, training or opportunities for advancement—a career killer. One had received notice of advancement to the rank of Captain, but this was revoked when he filed a religious accommodation request. This abuse went on for seven long months without a word about their status.

Then on August 3, their base command informed both men they would be kicked out of the Marine Corps on August 5. They, along with their wives and small children, would be out in just 48 hours. The wife of one Marine is 3 1/2 months pregnant with no insurance.

Worse yet, normally when an armed forces member leaves the military, the military pays to move the member and his family back to their home of record. But Joe’s DOD has ignored the law for Christians who insist on exercising their religious rights. The DOD is making those service members pay their own way—and with as little notice as possible, to make yet another example of those who dare to demand their legal rights.

Thankfully, Zachariah reached out to Liberty Counsel regarding our massive lawsuit against the Biden administration’s military shot mandates.

Within just two hours of our pleading to the court filed on August 4, Judge Steven Merryday issued an injunction preventing the military from firing or evicting Zachariah and his family.

Unfortunately, Jeff did not know about our work here at Liberty Counsel. As of 5 p.m., Friday, August 5, Jeff was no longer a Marine, and the family was forced to move home with his parents ... all because he refused to reject his faith.

Since then, we obtained a classwide preliminary injunction protecting all the Marines. We will return to court to make that permanent in January. The Biden DOD is using the unlimited resources of the federal government to fight back.

Our case defending the Marines goes to trial January 23.

The biggest difference between Jeff and Zachariah is YOU. Without YOU, a faithful Liberty Counsel supporter, Zachariah would not have had the free legal services he needs to fight Joe Biden’s government gone mad. Like Jeff, Zachariah and his family would be jobless and homeless if it were not for YOUR resolve to keep religious freedom FREE by supporting Liberty Counsel.

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Please also be in prayer for the soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines injured and adversely affected by these lawless mandates.

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

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*Names changed for privacy.

Source:

“U.S. Marine Granted Emergency Relief from Discharge and Eviction.” Liberty Counsel, August 5, 2022. Lc.org/newsroom/details/080522-us-marine-granted-emergency-relief-from-discharge-and-eviction.