A religious freedom group issued a response to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over his criticism of the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s choice to cover a painting of Jesus at its New York location.
The academy placed a curtain of the 10-by-19-foot “Christ on the Water” painting in response to a complaint it received in January from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. The foundation’s complaint represented 17 Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen, faculty, and graduates.
