A federal judge in Texas ruled yesterday (May 26, 2011) that the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) cannot stop a pastor from invoking the name of "Jesus Christ" in his Memorial Day prayer at Houston National Cemetery, according to the Christian Post website.
Scott Rainey -- lead pastor at the Living Word Church of the Nazarene -- filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order against the VA and its director of the Houston National Cemetery from censoring his prayer reference to Jesus.
The suit argued that the government is unconstitutionally censoring his speech and engaging in religious viewpoint discrimination.
The judge hearing the case agreed with Rainey by granting his motion for the court to intercede.
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