An Army National Guard officer is suing Idaho's Republican Gov. Brad Little and two senior military officials, alleging he was unlawfully removed from command due to his Christian beliefs.
Liberty Counsel, a religious liberty legal organization, filed the federal lawsuit on Jan. 17 on behalf of Major David Worley. The complaint argues that the Idaho Army National Guard was urged to implement an unconstitutional policy that the filing calls "No Christians in Command."
Worley claims the policy was intended to identify "extremists" in the military by looking at the social media profiles of potential command candidates.
This effort, according to the suit, was to identify any "concerning information" about such "extremists" and obtain "the full picture" of the candidate's beliefs, including whether they had any "concerning ideologies."
The lawsuit — which names Little, Adjutant General of the Idaho National Guard Major General Timothy J. Donnellan and Assistant Adjutant General for the Idaho Army National Guard Brigadier General James C. Packwood as defendants — asserts that Worley was removed "for the mere exercise and expression of his religious views" despite an official investigation finding ...
