Christian club in NASA banned from using name of Jesus

A Christian group of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees were recently directed not to mention the name of Jesus in the government agency's newsletter.

JSC Praise & Worship Club, who has been in existence within NASA for years, was directed by the agency's attorneys to refrain from using the name of Christ when making announcements in the Johnson Space Center newsletter.

"It was shocking to all of us and very frustrating," said NASA engineer Sophia Smith. "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?" she questioned.

Liberty Institute filed a federal complaint against NASA to lift the ban, stating that the move violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

NASA responded to the lawsuit on Monday, although it did not confirm nor deny the allegations.

"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," the announcement said.

Right after the announcement, the JSC Praise & Worship Club immediately posted an announcement of an upcoming event entitled "Jesus is our life."

The Liberty Institute is one of the country's largest law firms that aims to protect the religious freedom of American citizens.