“No Snowflake in an Avalanche”

Published On: February 16, 2012|Categories: MRFF's Inbox|0 Comments|

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MRFF,

My name is Lt Col Eric Schroeder. As a 1993 USAF Academy graduate and active duty Air Force officer, I share your experience and have witnessed first-hand the fervent, pervasive and unconstitutional movement to “Christianize” the entire military. I have served around the world. I have flown over 100 combat support missions,been awarded the Bronze Star, and have personally witnessed the carnage that a road-side bomb can cause to lives and machines. I have been deployed for nearly 1/3 of my children’s lives. My family has sacrificed greatly to ensure this country remains free.

Looking back at my 19 years of service, I can honestly say that I have seen the enemy, and it is not out there… it is within. The biggest threat to our freedom today is not the terrorist; they can only only kill — they cannot take our freedom. It is the Christian fundamentalist movement that looks to impose its own agenda on the nation that stands by and watches it happen; a nation that I fear no longer understands what freedom means. We continually turn a blind eye as we watch our rights systematically taken away by a group of individuals that believe their morality is divine and those who don’t see it the same way are scorned and labeled “un-American.”

I have stood in formations of airman as prayers from 4-star leadership ask the Christian God for protection and guidance, and bible verses are read. I have listened to pastors pray over me and my fellow soldiers in Jesus’ name, as we prepared to go “outside the wire” on all night missions. I can’t help but wonder, “what would those around me think if they were reading from the Quran, or the Satanic Bible?” Would there be outrage? I imagine so…. I would hope so.

Like a contemporary Paul Revere, Mikey’s message serves as a clarion call for action! “No Snowflake in an Avalanche” is a must read for any and all officers who take seriously their oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, both foreign AND DOMESTIC!

Your brother in arms,

Eric


Slow hand salute .

Col. Schroeder,

You epitomize the very best of American civil rights, values and true religious freedoms.

You are, in fact, one reason why MRFF has been able to sustain a meaningful defense against Dominion Christian hegemony in the armed forces.

To have been able to give freely of yourself and family while enduring the weight of misguided religious belief demonstrates a character far above that of those with whom you served that fell victims themselves to mindless religious fundamentalism.

You would think that fighting Muslim extremists who commit such heinous atrocities in the name of their God would give our Christian extremist friends a heads up about the dangers of such extreme religious practice.

Thank you, sir, for your service to America and for your family’s sacrifices in that pursuit.

Rick Baker
Former Air Force Officer and Rescue Pilot
20th Special Operations Group
Phan Rang RVN 1964-66
Former MRFF Volunteer

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