Thank You For Helping Us Who Are The Most Vulnerable

Published On: December 13, 2011|Categories: MRFF's Inbox|0 Comments|

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Mr. Weinstein and MRFF,

My family and I wanted to thank you for helping us. We had absolutely NO PLACE else to turn. Despite the claims of so-called critics about MRFF being on a witch hunt for Christians, we know you help thousands of service members, most of whom are Christians like my wife and I are. My wife, a particularly devout Christian by both education and practice, and I are finally getting help thanks to your and MRFF’s hard work on our behalf. These hurtful issues of religious persecution from Christian fundamentalists in my military chain of command we have faced have made our family life terribly difficult, my wife’s health has plummeted and even my ability to heal from surgeries has diminished. Many people forget the impact which the stress and total misery of religious persecution has on a person or a family. Now, we are waiting to see what the outcome will be when the military investigation ends (thanks to the MRFF) and hoping things will finally be in our favor. I know there are hundreds, if not thousands of members who are too afraid to ask for help from the MRFF and are punished for seeking help. How do I know this? Because I was one of them. I finally took a stand and reached out to you and the MRFF and regret nothing. Anyone else in the same boat should do as I did and seek the MRFF’s help.The total confidentiality has been a blessing and allowed me to work towards being a better person and military enlisted member and making a better life for me and my family. Having a child and another child due soon makes life hard enough and the lack of caring and horrible religious abuse from my installation removed all hopes and my moral. It has gotten to the point that I put on my uniform in shame and hide the fact I serve because the “best of the best” proved they were no better than common thieves or abusive arrogant crooks. While I will never feel the pride I once had I can at least look forward to a (hopefully) better future. I still have contact with over a dozen ex military members who quit a career because of the persecution and damages they received from fundamentalist Christians above them in their chains of command. These victims were great leaders with a possible career that was destroyed and never looked back because of the lack of professionalism and extremist Christian religious hatred they experienced. Tragically, a local friend tried to commit suicide twice because no one would listen to her and refused to take action against the other NCO’s (friends actually) who were causing the religious bigotry torment. While this prejudice is still very prevalent and truly taking ages to get better, at least we can see some changes and have a glimmer of hope. It is this hope which you and the MRFF bring to us who ask for your help, Mr. Weinstein.

Thanks again to you, Mr. Weinstein, and all of the people at the MRFF who stand up for those of us who are the most vulnerable to this unjust religious prejudice.

(United States Military member’s name, rank, branch of service, military unit and military installation withheld)

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