The Becket Fund is threatening legal action against the HHS after an agency demanded Saint Francis Health System remove a sacred candle from its chapel or lose federal funding.
"Over 60 years ago, Saint Francis was founded by William K. and Natalie Warren as an act of gratitude and service to God and to the people of Oklahoma," Barry Steichen, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Saint Francis, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
Barry Steichen, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Saint Francis, said the sacred candle represents their faith in God as they help needy patients. A spokesperson for HHS told Fox News Digital that the department"is aware of a safety finding involving a fire risk, made by an independent accrediting organization, issued to a hospital in Oklahoma."
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