Story of Hegseth Slashing 180 Faiths from DOD Recognized Religions — Broken Yesterday by MRFF Via Military.com — Going Viral [With New Video from Mikey Weinstein]
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The military will no longer recognize Atheists, Deists, Druids, Heathens, Humanists, New Age churches, Pagans, Spiritualists, Unitarian Universalists, Wiccans, and scores of other minority belief systems by edict of Secretary of Holy War Hegseth.
MRFF took the story to Military.com acting on behalf of two MRFF clients, one a military chaplain endorser and the other an Iraq War veteran, Wiccan priest, and mental health professional, both of whom spoke to Military.com.
“All it takes is the chaplain to say, ‘Well, I don’t see them on this list. I don’t know how I can help you.Maybe go off the installation and see if you can find anybody who can work with you. Goodbye.’ And that’s it. That’s not the American way.” — Military chaplain endorser and MRFF client, quoted by Military.com
“Having appropriate spiritual care is paramount for their well-being. Stripping these codes, stripping the appropriate care aspects and leaving them identified as ‘other’ puts them at a risk of being re-traumatized or re-abused without it being intentional.
“As a licensed counselor and a chaplain and a priest, that is not something that I can idly stand by without pushing back against.” — Iraq War veteran, Wiccan priest, mental health professional, and MRFF client, quoted by Military.com