FRC:
On January 29, Perkins received a letter from the chaplain’s office at Andrews AFB rescinding the invitation to speak at the prayer luncheon, citing FRC statements ‘which are incompatible in our role as military members who serve our elected officials and our Commander in Chief.’ In response, Perkins today issued the following statement:
‘As one who took the oath to defend and protect our freedoms, I am disappointed that I’ve been denied the opportunity to speak to members of the military, in a non-political way, solely because I exercised my free speech rights in a different forum. It’s ironic that this blacklisting should occur because I called for the retention and enforcement of a valid federal statute.
I am very concerned, however, that this merely foreshadows the serious threat to religious liberty that would result from repeal of the current military eligibility law.’”
