Secretary Duffy should remove religious painting from Merchant Marine Academy

Secretary Duffy should remove religious painting from Merchant Marine Academy

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy not to install a sectarian painting in a prominent space in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. In a letter sent Aug. 11 to Duffy, FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor vigorously object to the secretary’s decision to move the painting “Christ on the Water” from the basement chapel to the Elliott M. See Room in Wiley Hall, a space used for mandato…