Cite the US Constitution And Other Questions — a second volunteer responds

From: (name withheld)
Subject: Cite the US Constitution And Other Questions
Date: June 15, 2012 7:52:15 AM MDT

I just heard of your organization over a headline. Since your organization spews the leftist line “Seperation of Church and State”. Can your organization cite the Amendment or Article directly from the United States Constitution where you find those exact words?

Another thing I noticed is your leftist label of FUNDAMENTALIST to describe believers in Christ. Why is that?

I also saw your issue with a Marine Fighter Squadron called the Crusaders. That unit was called the Crusaders from 1959 to 2008. Where was your organization then during that time frame? So now you worry about Islamic feelings.

Oh wait did the Islamists feel for the people they murdered when they bombed the US Marines barracks amd the US Embassy in Beruit 1983, the World Trade Center 1993, the Khobar Towers murdering Air Force personnell in 1996, the USS COLE murdering US Navy Sailors in 2000, 9-11, US Embassy bombed in Yemen 2008, the US Army recuriter killed in Tennessee in 2010 by a convert to Islam, the Ex-US Army Major Nadal Hassan screaming ALLAH AKBAR while slaughtering defenseless civilians and soldiers at Ft Hood Texas in 2010.

Recpectively yours,

(name withheld)
Christian, Veteran, Veteran of a Foreign War, Disabled Veteran

RESPONSE FROM SECOND MRFF VOLUNTEER

Hi (name withheld),

My name is Rick Baker and I volunteer for MRFF to help make sure all correspondence is promptly and courteously answered.

Thank you for your service to America. I am a former Air Force officer and rescue pilot having flown two consecutive combat tours in Vietnam and twice wounded. So I think we have some common ground and can be frank with each other.

You seem to have a lot of venom saved up and believe that Christianity ought to have a leg up because of its majority and widespread effect in society.

First of all, “The Separation of Church and State” is not a “leftist line.” The First Amendment has been addressed, interpreted and defined many times by the US Supreme Court and many decisions and rulings have been made a part thereof. You can find these many rulings by Googling “Supreme Court Decisions on the separation of church and state.”

The term “Fundamentalist” is not a leftist label but rather a term that springs from those Christian sects which believe in the five Fundamental Precepts of Christianity. The term is not used by MRFF as a negative descriptor but rather a general definition used by Fundamentalists themselves. Some to shorten it to “Fundamentals.”

MRFF’s charter deals with freedom of religion for all armed forces members of all faiths. In the last few years a growing caustic sect of Christianity known as “Dominion Christianity” has sought to dominate the military, convert non-Christians and elevate existing Christians to a higher level of obedience to doctrines which are known to be unconstitutional and anti-American.

We do worry about Islamic feelings on several levels. First and foremost is actions on the part of Dominionist Christians to incite Muslims beyond the norm and create increased terrorist activity in war zones and civilian populated areas. One of these efforts consists of trying to make our war on terror a Christian Crusade on Islam. Another worry is that loyal and trusted Muslim-American troops are denigrated because of their association with Islam. A common prejudice.

We understand deeply regret the atrocities committed by Muslims on behalf of their belief system. But we do not see a tendency for Christians to emulate bad Islamic policies to be a good answer.

Now, more than ever, it is vital to maintain religious neutrality in the armed forces and for us to operate in a general sense on our good citizenship, our principals of political fairness and broad based untainted love of country. Our religious beliefs are there for our personal moral standing and are not intended for gang use or coercion. You can be an important part of helping our young men and women in the military to remain free from unilateral religious influence.

For more information on MRFF’s goals, join us at militaryreligiousfreedom.org

Sincerely,

Rick Baker
USAF/MRFF