Message to MRFF from Military General Appreciative of Mikey and MRFF for Years of Standing Against “Dangerously Rampant” Christian Nationalism

From: (Active Duty Military General’s E-mail Address Withheld)
Subject: Message to MRFF from Military General
Date: November 2, 2025 at 10:33:35 AM MST
To: Mikey Weinstein [email protected]

To Mikey Weinstein and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

I read with great interest the 30 Oct. 25 Military.com story which focused on the reaction of my colleagues, including myself, to that extremely troubling meeting at Quantico, Virginia, where we were all ordered to attend by the Secretary of “War” Hegseth. This article was entitled “Loyalty and the Bizarre: Current, Former Military Defense Officials Question US Leadership Post Quantico”. The Commander in Chief Trump also spoke to us all. That meeting was a disaster.

Mr. Weinstein and the MRFF were featured in that article to significant effect. This is the reason I am reaching out today.

I just wanted to thank all of you for taking the stand you have taken for so many years now against religious extremism now referred to as “Christian nationalism” as discussed in the article mentioned above. It is dangerously rampant in our military ranks. Unfortunately including those I command.

I know you all take a huge personal risk in standing up for military members of all ranks. I wanted to extend my personal appreciation for your continued work without which we would be, quite frankly, lost. Your work has never been more needed than right now.

I am Christian myself and I am a General Officer in the United States military. I have heard of Mikey Weinstein and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation for many years starting from the time I was a much more junior officer. I just never thought that I would be in a position where I would need their help. I am now.

I will be in touch soon. As will some key members of my senior staff. I know you will protect our identity information and thank you in advance for doing so.

Respectfully,

(Name, rank and related ID information of active duty military General withheld)