The name of Jesus is not welcome in the Johnson Space Center newsletter, according to a complaint filed on behalf of a group of Christians who work for NASA.

The JSC Praise & Worship Club was directed by NASA attorneys to refrain from using the name 'Jesus' in club announcements that appeared in a Space Center newsletter.

"It was shocking to all of us and very frustrating," NASA engineer Sophia Smith told me. "NASA has a long history of respecting religious speech. Why wouldn't they allow us to put the name Jesus in the announcement about our club?"

Liberty Institute, one of the nation's largest religious liberty law firms, threatened to file a federal lawsuit unless NASA apologizes and stops censoring the name 'Jesus'.

The JSC Today newsletter is distributed electronically and includes a number of Space Center events – from salsa dancing lessons to soccer camp.

NASA issued a statement late Monday – that did not refute Liberty Institute's charge.

"NASA does not prohibit the use of any specific religious names in employee newsletters or other internal communications. The agency allows a host of employee-led civic, professional, religious and other organizations to meet on NASA property on employee's own time. Consistent with federal law, NASA attempts to balance employee's rights to freely exercise religious beliefs with its obligation to ensure there is no government endorsement of religion. We believe in and encourage open and diverse dialogue among our employees and across the agency."

Since 2001, employees had gathered during their lunch hour to pray and sing and read the Bible. There had been no censorship issues until last year.

Liberty Institute attorney Jeremy Dys told me the club had placed an announcement in the Space Center's newsletter – announcing the theme of their meeting, "Jesus is our life."

"Soon after that, the legal department called the organizers and told them they could not use the name Jesus in their announcements," Dys told me. "They said, no Jesus."

The club's leadership was told that "NASA would be censoring all future club announcements that featured the name, 'Jesus'," Liberty Institute alleged in its complaint letter.

NASA's legal department explained that including the name 'Jesus' within the club's announcement made that announcement "sectarian" or "denominational."

They also alleged such announcements would cause NASA to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Dys said the club organizers offered to provide a disclaimer, notifying readers that the announcement was private speech and was not endorsed by NASA or any other government agency. However, that offer was rejected as "insufficient."

"The club members knew right away that NASA was censoring them and they were not comfortable with that," Dys told me.

And so began a long process to resolve the matter.

"The bottom line is that NASA should not be censoring this club just because they use the name 'Jesus' in an employee advertisement," Dys told me. "That is blatant religious discrimination."

And NASA's behavior is quite frankly baffling.

On Christmas Eve, 1968 – the crew of Apollo 8 read the Creation story as they orbited the moon. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Frank Borman and Bill Anders took turns reading from the Book of Genesis.

NASA defended the astronauts after atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair filed a federal lawsuit. The Supreme Court dismissed the suit due to lack of jurisdiction.

And astronaut Buzz Aldrin received communion on the lunar surface during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.

"NASA should continue its tradition of protecting the great religious expression of its employees," Dys told me.

I'm not quite sure why NASA is getting all worked up over a group of scientists and engineers who want to worship Jesus.

If they can worship the Almighty in Outer Space, they ought to be able to worship Him back on Earth.

After all, He is the Maker of Heaven and Earth.




http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/02/08/nasa-bans-word-jesus.html#

Devil people..to much communication with aliens aka demons

The Name Jesus is being Abused by Christians.

Anyway it doesn't warrant the Ban.

feldido:
The Name Jesus is being Abused by Christians.

Anyway it doesn't warrant the Ban.

When somebody tells you to call him in the days of your troubles and that you cannot be saved by any other means or name, why won't you call anytime any day.

It is a subtle human effort to thwart the salvation or prevent others from embracing the light.

Good morning lalasticlala, do you agree with them?

If God was real he'd strike down lying christians who keep making up stories to serve a deterrent to others.

However, on the assumption this story is real(highly unlikely) then I support it. Leave religion to the less rational thinking plebians.

charix:
If God was real he'd strike down lying christians who keep making up stories to serve a deterrent to others.

However, on the assumption this story is real(highly unlikely) then I support it. Leave religion to the less rational thinking plebians.

I concur.

The first day that light shine in darkness, darkness automatically hate light.

I love a theory that state that LASA hate Jesus compared to the assertions that concure.

I have reach a stage in christianity called theistic liberty.
I have had some experiences in the past that makes me to cry when ever i see you people making ridiculus claims about the universe.

We must always realise that a scientist is still a man.

Any man that possess intelligence is a man.

Any man that research and perform experiment is a good scientist.

We all know that intelligence implies the ability to learn.

This is where the lame stop and make assertions.

You have to understand the philosophy of the mind.

The question should further...
What to learn?
Why must it be learn?
Where is the resources for learning?

I have a lot to do with my time.

charix:
If God was real he'd strike down lying christians who keep making up stories to serve a deterrent to others.

However, on the assumption this story is real(highly unlikely) then I support it. Leave religion to the less rational thinking plebians.

HahahahahahahahaHHHa. This fool Just thinks because you disbelieve God's existences that makes you smart? You are the irrational one.
This satanic trick is too old. You guys shd try something new.
For me as a Christian, am ready for all of these and even more. It will get worst, the Bible warned me about this before time. But it's a matter of time.

Serious people don't use the word "Jesus".

ifenes:
Serious people don't use the word "Jesus".

Really? Wait until you really need that name.

waldigit:


Really? Wait until you really need that name.

To do what? Fear and negative mentality is something you need to work on.

analice107:

HahahahahahahahaHHHa. This fool Just thinks because you disbelieve God's existences that makes you smart? You are the irrational one.
This satanic trick is too old. You guys shd try something new.
For me as a Christian, am ready for all of these and even more. It will get worst, the Bible warned me about this before time. But it's a matter of time.

Your opinion has been noted.

Christians like analice be like END TIME THINGS

has anyone been banned from calling satan

The name 'Jesus' has only been banned from official reports. NASA, as a government establishment is not supposed to affiliate with any religion. It's shocking to see that people were even allowed to do this before. You're not to impose your religious convictions upon the masses.

So nobody is being persecuted here, I wonder why so many people think Christianity is being persecuted when in actuality, it's just being denied preferential treatment.

CoolUsername:
The name 'Jesus' has only been banned from official reports. NASA, as a government establishment is not supposed to affiliate with any religion. It's shocking to see that people were even allowed to do this before. You're not to impose your religious convictions upon the masses.

So nobody is being persecuted here, I wonder why so many people think Christianity is being persecuted when in actuality, it's just being denied preferential treatment.

You nail it.