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CNN has details:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Catholic priest has gone to court, saying the partial government shutdown is preventing him from providing religious services\u2013 even voluntarily\u2013 on a U.S. military base.<\/p>\n

Father Ray Leonard filed a lawsuit Monday in federal district court in Washington, saying he \u201cwishes to continue practicing his faith and ministering to his faith community free of charge\u2026 but has been told that he is subject to arrest if he does so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leonard is a newly hired civilian employee, scheduled to start work October 1 to provide Catholic religious services at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia.<\/p>\n

The priest was one of thousands of civilian military employees and contractors furloughed because of the failure of Congress to reach a deal on funding the federal government. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has since recalled some Defense Department workers, but civilian military chaplains were excluded.<\/p>\n

Leonard and co-plaintiff Fred Naylor, a veteran who attends Catholic services, said their First Amendment right of religious expression and outreach was being violated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CNN has details:\u00a0 A Catholic priest has gone to court, saying the partial government shutdown is preventing him from providing religious services\u2013 even voluntarily\u2013 on a U.S. military base. 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