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U.S. NEWS – Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over ‘Religious Freedom in The Military’ Campaign

Published On: May 7, 2013|Categories: News|1 Comment|

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A series of media reports that allege the Pentagon could start court-martialing soldiers for their Christian faith has been debunked by the fact-checking website PolitiFact and even the Pentagon itself.

But that didn’t stop Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., from sending out a fundraising email Monday asking supporters to sign a “Protect Religious Freedom in the Military Pledge,” along with a plea for donations to her campaign so she can “have the funds necessary to continue fighting for religious liberty and our troops.”

Now, the man at the center of the court-martial allegations, Mikey Weinstein, says he may sue Bachmann for “propagating complete and utter lies.”

It was Weinstein, a former Reagan administration lawyer and founder of the civil rights advocacy group Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), who allegedly influenced the Pentagon to punish Christians who pushed their faith on other members of the military, according to media reports. Weinstein met privately with Pentagon officials to discuss religious issues in the military in April.

In her pledge, Bachmann calls Weinstein “radical” and “anti-Christian.”

“We are caucusing with our legal counsel to consider the most expeditious course of action we can take in a federal court to stop these bald-faced lies,” Weinstein tells Whispers of Bachmann’s email and pledge. Bachmann’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment. “About 96 percent of our members [at MRFF] are Protestant or Roman Catholic… of our unpaid volunteers, at least well over 80 percent are Christian… I say [to Bachmann]: Tell it to the judge.”

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  1. Dawn May 11, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I want to know exactly WHAT she lied about. Did he or did he not make the comment something to the effect of… “Sharing your faith is Spiritual rape?” Enquiring minds want to know. If it is ALL lies then where did they originate from? Something had to have been said to get the ball rolling as they say.
    Dawn

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