Harvard University grapevine praise for the MRFF

From: (Harvard University Senior’s e-mail address withheld)
Subject: Harvard University grapevine praise for the MRFF
Date: August 18, 2024 at 10:10:12 AM MDT
To: Information Weinstein <[email protected]>

Hello, Mr. Mikey Weinstein and the  Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

I’m a senior and intercollegiate athlete at Harvard Univ. and was involved in a long after dinner discussion last night about politics, the military and religion with a large group (about 25 or so) of my classmates, teammates and other friends here at school.

Your name and your org. were enthusiastically brought up by several of them, three of whom are veterans and two of whom were in the audience when you spoke here a few years ago in Cambridge, Mass. I wish I could have been there too.

I am all too aware of Christian extremism as I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian household. My father is an ordained pastor and former Air Force chaplain. He has never forgiven me for questioning in good faith some of the basic tenets of the evangelical denomination he rigidly imposed on me, my mom and my siblings. We have not spoken in several years now, unfortunately. I can tell you that he would never support what the Military Religious Freedom Foundation does. I don’t know if he and I will ever reconcile especially if he knew I was communicating with you, Mr. Weinstein, of all people.

I had not heard about either you nor the MRFF until last night’s lengthy discussion. After hearing everything that was said and doing a little research on your MRFF site, I wanted to thank you and your team there at the MRFF very much for all you have done and all you have endured to fight against the Christian nationalism I was raised in.

The MRFF’s unyielding support of our U.S. constitution in the armed forces for so many years inspires me and so many others here at Harvard and no doubt everywhere else. 

I plan to become a monthly supporter of the MRFF as soon as I get employed after graduation next Spring. Until then, please keep my name and contact info anonymous.

But my friends and I will be in touch, sir.

Please keep up the good fight, Mr Weinstein and the MRFF!

For all of our sakes.