When Atheist Group Attacks Him for Attending WH Bible Study, Ben Carson Drops Scorching Response
Brandon Stewart
Jan 26, 2018
http://tinyurl.com/y9549zax
The secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
Ben Carson, is well-known for his outspoken Christian faith....
...The charge against Carson is being led by the advocacy group,
Freedom From Religion. They are now suing him for fees they incurred in FOIA requests to find out who was in the group.
The goal of their request was to find out if Federal money was used to fund the Bible study....
Mr. Carson took his personal Facebook page to address the suit, where he makes a strong stand for his faith. He simply puts it like this:
"I will not stop being a Christian while in service to this country."
The full post is as follows:
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) are apparently filing a lawsuit against HUD and me, alleging that they are being treated unfairly because they are required to pay a standard fee when requesting information through the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) regarding my participation in the weekly Bible study for cabinet members. They are fearful that a hot beverage or a bagel may be consumed at the expense of taxpayers or that staff may be coerced to participate in religious activities against their will.
First of all, taxpayer funds are not used to support the ministry, and secondly, no staff are involved in the Bible study.More importantly, I refuse to be intimidated by anti-religious groups ...... One of the principles of our nation's founding is freedom of religion. I will not stop being a Christian while in service to this country, in fact, it is my faith that helps me serve the nation even better. The relentless attacks on the spirituality of our nation must be resisted. We are not like everyone else, which is precisely the reason that we rose so rapidly from obscurity to become the most powerful and free nation in history......