Changes and Hope

Published On: April 20, 2010|Categories: MRFF's Inbox|0 Comments|

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Dear Mr. Weinstein:
I love my country, and wish our political leaders would get back to the basics of the constitution (LESS government, and MORE freedoms). I think your organization is misguided in desiring to remove religion, and more importantly, God, from America. We are known as “One nation under God…” (pledge of allegiance), and even our monetary system (coins, currency) depict the words “In God we trust”. I have no doubt there is a God, and I am of the opinion that the founders of this nation truly sought out his guidance in establishing this country, and the constitution. Don’t fight, or give up on God. God brings hope. I’ll pray for you.
(name withheld)

Dear (name withheld):
Thank you for your message to MRFF and your prayers. My name is Rick Baker and I’m a regional coordinator for MRFF living in Colorado Springs. Your E-Mail has been forwarded to me for review.

Let me say that we, too, love our country and have no desire to remove God or religion from America. In addition many of us at MRFF are military veterans who have taken a solemn oath to protect and support the US Constitution, which we consider the quintessential document of freedom ever written.

Our goal at MRFF is to address coercive and command centered Christian proselytizing in our armed forces and service academies, which has reached alarming levels. The religious movement known as “Dominion Christianity” is very active in this evangelism and is in violation of many constitutional provisions.

So it is our hope to deter overt and illegal religious activities in compliance with our constitution. Irrespective of our personal beliefs, we must remember that not all Americans subscribe to religion. Many subscribe to various other beliefs and many subscribe to a more moderate form of Christianity than is currently expressed by religious leaders, including Mr. Graham. These are also citizens and deserve the protections the constitution affords.
It is important to know that the “under God” clause in the Pledge, and the “In God We Trust” legend on our currency bear no legal powers. These are not laws, but rather expressions of faith that a majority holds. As long as these words do not require action or compliance on the part of all citizens, they remain a harmless expression of majority belief. No one is required to believe in God in order to spend money or demonstrate allegiance to America.

We have no desire to give up on God. We must, I’m afraid, give up on the bastardization of Christianity now being foisted on our young military men and women. We are also charged with an even greater responsibility; to monitor and report constitutional violations of religious freedom that may be intended or inadvertent. Such is the case with Mr. Grahams appearance at the Pentagon which definitely shows a US Government preference for a specific religion and allows the denigration of another.

Our efforts have been successful in strengthening plurality in our armed forces and providing a much wider base of access to personal religious freedom. But we have a long hard road ahead because there still exists an un-American Christian movement which ignores civil law and counts heavily on the virtual immunity religion, Christianity in specific, has enjoyed for centuries in America.

Rest assured we will exert whatever effort necessary to guarantee that our young military personnel and any other American who has fallen under the aegis of Dominionism, get the advocacy and assistance required to neutralize Christian hegemony.

Your help in this endeavor would be greatly appreciated. You may visit our web site at www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org for more information.

Again, thanks for your concern.
Rick Baker
MRFF

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