COLORADO DAILY – Former White House counsel to give talk on military religious freedom at CU-Boulder

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He’s been called Satan. He travels with a bodyguard.

But Mikey Weinstein, a former military attorney and legal counsel for the Reagan-era White House, will tell you he has bigger things on his plate. As the founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), he aims to “restore the obliterated wall” between church and state, especially when it comes to military issues.

The U.S. military says religious indoctrination has never been part of their training, but Weinstein said he has seen countless examples of officials forcing Christian beliefs on military personnel.

In his recent book, “No Snowflake in an Avalanche,” he said military religious fanaticism has dire consequences.

“It’s not a problem, issue or challenge. It’s a true security threat,” he said.

Weinstein will speak about his work and sign his book starting 7:30 p.m. Friday March 2 in Math 100 on the CU campus. Students may attend free with an ID. Tickets for non-students are $10. The CU Secular Students and Skeptics Society and Boulder Atheists sponsor the event.

Weinstein never expected to found MRFF. He started off as an honor graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy, spent 10 years as a JAG military attorney and served as Ross Perot’s general counsel during his presidential campaign. But his shiny career had troubling undertones… (read more)

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