April 2010          

Message From MRFF President and Founder Mikey Weinstein

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Mikey WeinsteinGreetings MRFF Supporters!

First, I'd like to remind each of our supporters that our Fifth Annual Thomas Jefferson Awards are taking place later this month, and we want to extend an invitation to each and every one of you to come join us at the Albuquerque Museum to honor this year's recipients, acclaimed actor Edward Asner and esteemed journalist Jeff Sharlet. All you have to do is RSVP by April 19th. The event is free to attend, though your tax-deductible donations are enormously appreciated as always. For more information on this event, our honorees, and to RSVP, please click here.

Thank you to each and every one of our supporters who attended the Bowling for the Troops fundraiser bowl-a-thon on April 10th in Ohio. The event was a resounding success, thanks as always to the generosity of our supporters. We will keep you posted about upcoming Bowling for the Troops events as they are scheduled.

Directly below, you will see a list of selected news highlights that have been featured on the MRFF website over this past month. Please be sure to check out the details of the Thomas Jefferson Awards, as well as the two latest articles written by our esteemed Senior Research Director, Chris Rodda. Her newest piece is a review of the documentary "Chaplains Under Fire," which features interviews with me, and is now being screened.

Thank you for your ongoing donations; please keep them up, as we need them now more than ever.

Your Eternal Ally,
Mikey


Featured News - April 2010


5th Annual MRFF Thomas Jefferson Awards - Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Please join us as we celebrate this year's honorees, Edward Asner and Jeff Sharlet.
We are featuring an extensive silent auction, as well as the premiere of the song
"Build The Wall," written by Santa Fe musician Celia in honor of MRFF.
Click the link above for more details and to RSVP by April 19th.


Mikey Weinstein Featured in Just-Released Documentary "Chaplains Under Fire"
Two Thumbs Up For "Chaplains Under Fire"
By Chris Rodda, MRFF Sr. Research Director

This latest piece by Chris Rodda was featured on the
main page of the Huffington Post's Religion section


MRFF's Fight Justified Yet Again
Another Piece of Damning Evidence of a Christian Military Crusade to Either
Convert or Kill Muslims: British Soldiers Training to Shoot at Mosques


ABCNews.com - Mikey debates on 'Jesus Rifles'
Jesus Rifle Skype Gripes - Mikey Weinstein & Ret. Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis debate 'Jesus Rifles' via Skype.


Gazette/AP - Air Force Academy Closes Investigation Into Religious Vandalism
After a month-long investigation, Academy says it was unable to
determine the culprit, and therefore unable to determine motive.


Jesus Rifles - The Resurrection
By Chris Rodda, MRFF Sr. Research Director
"...the U.S. military, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to remove the inscriptions
from the sights that are in storage first, and then wait to remove them from the sights on the weapons
currently in use in Iraq and Afghanistan, after the deployed units that are using them return home, a plan
that completely ignores the biggest reason that the inscriptions urgently needed to be removed
."


Examiner Los Angeles - "Military still using 'Jesus Rifles' in combat zones"


ABC News - Military says fix may take up to a year; 'Jesus Rifles' still in combat


Washington Post - Religious Discrimination Against Muslims in the Military


"The Covert Kingdom - Thy Will be Done, On Earth as It is in Texas"


MRFF's Inbox:

Military Support for a Christian NASCAR

"Thank You Mikey for your wisdom, bravery and tenacity!"

"WHO IS TRYING TO STEAL OUR U.S CONSTITUTION"
MRFF's Rick Baker Responds

"Please help my daughter!"


You can see the above stories, as well as much more,
on the dynamic new MilitaryReligiousFreedom.org

And don't forget that you can join the discussion by posting
your own comments on every story on our website!