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Writer and activist Paul Rosenberg reports (warning: Gross image) yet another attack on Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) founder and President Mikey Weinstein. A former Reagan Pentagon official, Weinstein today wages a war for the right of American troops to serve free of proselytization. The battle extends as far as keeping the wreaths of Christian zealots off the graves of non-Christian military dead.
And this time, Weinstein’s enemies have decorated his mailbox — at his home — with a string of shit. Not the rhetorical strings of shit you can find on Fox or on Weinstein’s voice mail. Actual shit.
Rosenberg notes that most of Weinstein’s clients are themselves Christian — and just don’t want to be forced by their superiors to be “more” Christian or the “right” Christian. Because Jesus fucking Christ already.
The context now is that this year House Republicans tried to ban U.S. servicemembers from seeking help from the MRFF. That’s how much they respect the troops and honor real, actual religious freedom.
Weinstein confirmed the most recent attack to me and I interviewed him early this year for an article over on the Jonathan Larsen Substack about the antisemitism to which he and his family are subjected.
This most recent attack was also covered by Albuquerque, NM, station KRQE, which admirably identified the MRFF’s mission as “trying to reinstate the separation of church and state within the military.” Not sure KRQE realized they were implying that separation has been undone, but kudos for saying it, regardless!
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