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This post was created on the previous version of the MRFF website, and may not be fully accessible to users of assistive technology. If you need help accessing this content, please reach out via email.Does your group also assault Jews in the military for wearing their yamakas? How about Muslims members for wearing RELIGIOUS head coverings? How about the Sikh members who get to wear their RELIGIOUS headgear? I suspect you will cow tow and equivocate for those groups. I have yet to see a Christian member who has an issue with those items but I suspect your group’s bigotry is limited towards one group alone for daring to expose their faith in any way. Which is telling. Reminds me of a dude once named Saul before he stopped his hateful wanton killing of followers of Christ.
(name withheld)
Response from MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein
Hey, brother, before you start throwing shit at people why don’t u do a little homework… You have all the facts wrong here… Seriously, you do, sport…You seem to be upset, little fella,… What is your problem?…Mikey Weinstein, founder and president, MRFF
Response from MRFF Advisory Board Member Mike Farrell
On Jan 25, 2020, at 8:06 AM, John Compere wrote:
For your information, American military men & women have the right to purchase & possess any religious or non-religious verses they want. However, a private commercial business cannot illegally profit off of them by misrepresenting & mismanufacturing its souvenir merchandise as official government issued military identification tags in violation of its own licensing agreement with the Department of Defense & applicable regulatory laws. That is why the unlawful practice was stopped by the military.Your presumptuous & pompous piety is morally misdirected & would be more rationally redirected at those who disrespect & disregard their agreements & our laws rather than at those of us who respect & request compliance with them.Brigadier General John Compere, US Army (Retired)Disabled American Veteran (Vietnam Era)Board Member, Military Religious Freedom Foundation (composed of over 80% Christians)
On Jan 25, 2020, at 8:16 AM, Martin France wrote:
Dear Mr (name withheld),
As an advisory board member for the MRFF, I occasionally answer emails like this for him–he receives tons of them! First, thanks for not including any violent threats or profanity in your note–that’s out of the ordinary. My answers to your questions are as follows:First, we don’t ASSAULT anyone. We advocate for the rights of all those in the military to believe as they choose and not be discriminated against for their private beliefs–even if they are not in synch with the beliefs of their superiors. We at the MRFF don’t think that ANYONE in uniform, on-duty should visibly display ANY religious or anti-religious decoration, headwear, jewelry, tattoo, religiously justified beard–ANY SYMBOL–identifying, displaying, or advertising their beliefs. Why? Because one’s religious beliefs should be completely separate from performing one’s duty to the Constitution in the military. They should no more have religiously identifiable paraphernalia displayed while on duty than they should have politically identifiable items (“Soldiers for Hillary” or “MAGA” buttons).Some of us at the MRFF may disagree on another issue related to this, but I don’t think that military chaplains should actually be in uniform with rank. I have no problem with the military making available religious counselors to those that serve–especially when deployed and only if ALL have access to counselors from compatible belief systems–but I do not think they should be part of the military rank hierarchy with implied (or real) rank superiority over those they counsel.That Christians have no issue with a Sikh military member wearing a turban is irrelevant. When one joins the military, they swear an oath to the Constitution. That oath means that, while on duty, they should ALL adhere to the dress and grooming standards that ALL are subjected to–without exception. If and when someone complains about some getting waivers based upon religious reasons, we’ll fight those waivers.PS – And it’s “kowtow” not “cow tow,” which would imply bovine hauling of stalled tractorsSincerely,Marty FranceBrigadier General, USAF (Retired)MRFF Advisory Board Member
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