The Liberty Institute, a legal group grounded in fighting for religious liberty is representing Christian employees at NASA who are saying they legally have the right to use the word "Jesus" as they please, including in the government agency's newsletter.

In mid-2015, NASA attorneys told the Christian club, JSC Praise and Worship Club, that they needed to refrain from using the word "Jesus" in NASA newsletters, which are circulated by email. This demand was prompted after the group included "Jesus" in their club announcement last year, saying that the theme for the next meeting would be, "Jesus is our life." NASA's reasoning is to avoid being accused of violating the Establishment Clause in the Constitution, which states that the government may not establish or endorse any religion, including Christianity. The club was told that any future announcements featuring the word "Jesus" would be censored.

Nearly a year later, the group has recruited this legal team to fight against what they say is "religious discrimination," as Jeremy Dys, an attorney from Liberty Institute, told Fox News.  After the religious club offered to put in a disclaimer every time they use the word "Jesus," affirming that this is not the official endorsement of NASA, and were denied because this effort is "insufficient," the group decided to seek legal help.