Wednesday Afternoon, May 7, 2025

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DOT SECRETARY DUFFY HANGS COPY

OF USMMA’S GIANT JESUS PAINTING

MOVED DUE TO MRFF IN HIS OFFICE —

GETS CHRISTIAN POST TO REPORT ON IT



Christian nationalist secretary of transportation and former reality TV star Sean Duffy continues his bizarre obsession with MRFF by placing a replica of the Merchant Marine Academy’s giant Jesus painting in his office — then running to The Christian Post

to make sure all the other Christian nationalist know

what a good little Christian nationalist he is!


In 2023, MRFF, acting on a complaint from an initial group of

17 alumni, midshipmen, faculty, and staff at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a number that nearly doubled, succeeded in getting an enormous painting of Jesus moved from the

Academys administrative building to its chapel.


In April, Duffy visited the Academy, and speaking to a group

of Academy midshipmen, whipped them into a frenzy of

Christian nationalistic approval when he asked

“Can we bring Jesus up from the basement?” 


Duffy has been milking the viral video of his USMMA Jesus painting performance ever since, even exploiting the solemn Christian

holy day of Good Friday to tweet the video again, along with

the blatant lie that the painting was moved because of a

“complaint from ONE concerned citizen’” 

Split image of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the giant Jesus painting

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy/

The enormous Jesus painting dominating conference room in the

administrative building at Merchant Marine Academy before

being moved to chapel in 2023 due to MRFF

Photos: Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy transportation.gov website/

Jesus Painting, Coast Guard

THE CHRISTIAN POST

COVERS MRFF


Duffy hangs replica of controversial USMMA

Jesus painting in DOT office: 'It looks beautiful'


By: Jon Brown


Tuesday, May 6, 2025


Over four hours before Christian nationalist transportation secretary Sean Duffy posted on X and Facebook that he had hung a replica of the Merchant Marine Academy’s giant Jesus painting in his office at the DOT, The Christian Post not only already knew about it but had an article out about it. It’s almost as if Duffy ran to Christian Post reporter Jon Brown to make sure he wrote about it. (Duffy’s tweet was apparently added to the article at least four hours after the article was published.)

Christian nationalist transportation secretary

Sean Duffy’s tweet, posted yesterday at 8:50 PM,

over four hours after The Christian Post article came out

Screenshot of Sean Duffy's May 6 tweet

MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein’s

statement denouncing Transportation Secretary

Sean Duffy’s latest Jesus painting PR stunt


Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been warning and fighting against filthy fundamentalist Christian nationalists for over 20 years. There are various “flavors” of these cowardly pieces of unconstitutional feces. Among the plethora of these distinct categories of lowlifes, there are the vicious Christian nationalists, the evil Christian nationalists, the cowardly Christian nationalists, and of course, the ugly clown car Christian nationalists. Secretary Duffy has managed to qualify for all of the forgoing flavors of iniquity with his ignominious “eff you United States Constitution” placing of the “Jesus on the Water” painting in his office at the Department of Transportation. We look forward to serving him with civil process papers of litigation if he does not comply with our demands to turn over all information related to this craven decision to display that Christian supremacist painting in that office which which does NOT belong to him, but, on the contrary, to the people of the United States who are governed not by Duffy’s weaponized version of Christianity, but by our beautiful secular constitution.

Previous MRFF coverage of MAGA Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s USMMA Jesus cheerleader performance

The conservative Christian and MAGA/Christian nationalist media are giddy over Sean Duffy’s

USMMA Rah-Rah-Jesus performance

The Western Journal:

Watch: Military Academy Goes Wild When Trump Official Reveals Plans for Jesus Painting That Biden Admin Hid


The Christian Post:

Midshipmen erupt when Duffy demands Jesus painting be restored at Merchant Marine Academy: 'Let's bring Him up!’


Focus on the Family’s

The Daily Citizen

Secretary Sean Duffy: Let’s Bring Jesus Up from the Basement


Catholic News Agency:

Bring Jesus up!: Sean Duffy rallies merchant marines over controversial painting move


Charisma News:

Midshipmen Rejoice: Jesus Returning to the

Merchant Marine Academy

Background on MRFF’s 2023 victory in getting the Merchant Marine Academy to move enormous

Jesus painting to Academy’s chapel

MRFF's Inbox


“Keep the Good Work goin' on


From: (name and email address withheld)

Date: May 5, 2025 at 11:01:40 AM MDT

To: Mikey Weinstein

Subject: Keep the Good Work goin' on


Hey Mikey,


i want to tell you, that i'm and many people are proud of what you do. Don't forget, just because most people can't speak, what they really think, doesn't mean that people like you don't speak the truth, and what really matters.


I just want to tell you, that i'm proud of people like you, who care about free speech.


Just remember, it doesn't matter, how many people are insulting you, or tell you bad things, it matters, that you fight for your side.


I wish you the best my friend.

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