Open Season on Sommers While the Navy removes Bibles from branch lodges, the Army appears to be trying just as hard to push out the service members who read them. Master Sergeant Nathan Sommers (U.S. Army-Ret.) found this out the hard way when he dared to serve Chick-fil-A at a promotion ceremony to promote the companys biblical view on marriage. I had no idea a Chick-fil-A sandwich would get me in trouble, he told Fox Newss Todd Starnes. Ever since then, Sommers, a distinguished member of the Army chorus, has been facing a different kind of music for his conservative beliefs. At one point, Sommers was even chastised for reading conservative books in uniform. Finally, the distractions over his Christianity -- which culminated in an investigation and subpar performance review -- became too much, and the 25-year veteran was forced to retire. Despite serving his country for two and a half decades, the Army declined to give him a proper ceremony -- so FRC stepped in and our own Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin retired him on Capitol Hill. The very next day, Sgt. Sommers filed suit. In it, he asks the Army to return him to active duty with full pay and benefits. Those who protect our rights must be allowed to exercise them, said his attorney John Wells, a veteran himself. Master Sergeant Sommers did nothing to interfere with good order and discipline. He was the perfect soldier. The actions taken against him were pure reprisal.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:08:22 +0000
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