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Settlement Reached in VA Discrimination Suit

Several veterans groups who had sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over claims of religious discrimination by Houston VA officials have agreed to settle their lawsuit, according to court documents filed on Sept. 22. The lawsuit filed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4, the American Legion Post 586 and the National Memorial Ladies said VA officials barred prayer and religious speech in burials at the Houston cemetery unless families submitted a specific prayer or message in writing to the cemetery's director. The lawsuit also accused VA officials of not allowing the groups to use religious words such as "God" or "Jesus" at the cemetery. VA officials had denied there was religious discrimination or limits on religious speech at soldiers' funerals in Houston or anywhere around the country. Click here to read more.
 
 



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