Religious freedom

Published On: August 9, 2013|Categories: MRFF's Inbox|0 Comments|

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Dear mikey
This country is under attack but not from religion or Christianity but from self righteous people like yourself who are bent on the concept of “self”, The thought process of our own power as the driving force of events. Deep inside yourself you know this isn’t true. This country was founded and consecrated to God because our founding fathers understood that without the creator we will not be the great nation any longer.

Our founding fathers were right in keeping separation of church and state apart but not the creator. Your crusade is misguided you are being used by the great deceiver of man, turn and pray on your crusade for a month to God for the truth and you will see. “Knock and the door will be opened”. May God bless you my fellow American.

(name withheld)


Dear (name withheld),

Mikey has read your email and forwarded it on to me.

It makes me so sad to see a fellow Christian that has been deceived by lies, distortions and omissions about the true inner workings of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

Mikey is not wrapped up in his “self” or “self-righteous” but gives of himself and cares deeply about others. So much so, that he gave up a very lucrative job and he and his wife are sacrificing everything – more than you will ever know – to help our soldiers when they have no one else to turn to.

You see, MRFF does not act on its own but at the request of soldiers’ complaints of the blatant disregard and trampling of the Constitution and the Military Code of Justice; blurring the lines between the separation of church and state. Every complaint is vetted by Mikey who was a JAG lawyer at the Air Force Academy for 10 years; worked in the West Wing under Ronald Reagan; and held positions in private practice.

MRFF is made up of more than just Mikey. There is Blake (the Assistant to the President), the Board, the Advisory Board, volunteers and supporters. In fact, 75% of those involved with MRFF are Christian. A full 96% of our 34,000+ soldier clients (1 can represent more than 50) are Christian – Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodist, Lutherans, Baptists, Evangelicals, etc.

It is our military that is under attack and it is from a sect of Christianity, sad to say.

US Army chaplain MAJ James Linzey, who, in a 1999 video, described mainstream Protestant churches as “demonic, dastardly creatures from the pit of hell “that should be “stomped out.”

This is the thinking of the military of today throughout the chain of command all the way to the Pentagon. They believe that the only “true” Christian is one that is “born-again” and has a spiritual birthday. All mainline Christians (see above) are destined to hell.

This thinking is destroying our military from the inside and it is being perpetrated from the Pentagon down to the lowest soldier in a leadership position. It has taken “morale”, “good order”, “discipline” and “unit cohesion” and shredded it beyond recognition, all in the name of religion.

Military Chaplains – not Commanders or those in leadership positions – are in charge of the spiritual needs of their soldiers in each denomination and must have tolerance and acceptance for all faiths in deference to their own personal religious convictions. In addition to personal tolerance, military Chaplains must ensure religious freedom or lack thereof for all soldiers according to the 2nd Amendment.

“. . . no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” (Article VI, Section III)

Our military is a government entity and must remain secular. Any person that wants to don the uniform of a branch of our military is free to do so with the express admonition from the Constitution to not exalt one religion over another.

The Air Force has explicit rules on religious neutrality.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Air Force Instruction 1-1
7 August 2012

2.11. Government Neutrality Regarding Religion. Leaders at all levels must balance constitutional protections for an individual’s free exercise of religion or other personal beliefs and the constitutional prohibition against governmental establishment of religion. For example, they must avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion. Commanders or supervisors who engage in such behavior may cause members to doubt their impartiality and objectivity. The potential result is a degradation of the unit’s morale, good order, and discipline. Airmen, especially commanders and supervisors, must ensure that in exercising their right of religious free expression, they do not degrade morale, good order, and discipline in the Air Force or degrade the trust and confidence that the public has in the United States Air Force.

This ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE is to quell the rampant, in-your-face religious proselytizing by the command structure to make sure that every soldier is “born again”, a “warrior for Christ”, every war a “Crusade” and our soldiers are “government paid missionaries.”

We are not trying to destroy Christianity. We work as an agent on behalf of our soldiers to force our military to abide by the Constitution and all military laws where religious neutrality is concerned.

These Christians must obey our laws according to God.

“Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.” Romans 13:1-2

I hope this clears up any misconceptions about Mikey and MRFF.

May God bless you, my brother.

Pastor Joan

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