Wednesday Afternoon, August 12, 2026

MRFF VICTORY!!!

MRFF SWIFTLY GETS CHANNEL CHANGED 

AFTER A DOZEN AIRMEN COMPLAIN OF 

TV BEING SWITCHED TO CHRISTIAN 

PROGRAMMING IN ROBINS AFB GYM 

“Even though the entire 78 Air Base Wing command staff ... had decamped from their HQ building and failed to forward any of their phones, you were able to track down a wonderfully helpful chaplain who managed to reach out to her leadership and apparently convince them of their folly. Later in the day the television in question had been reset to its original mission—informing us how our preferred NFL team should fare this upcoming season.

“Again, thanks for helping so quickly and thoroughly. It appears your reputation proceeds you as this situation was rectified promptly and, it seems, without dispute.”

— U.S. Air Force officer and MRFF client

“Can you imagine if this television had been changed instead to a channel even as innocuous as Al Jezeera (the Middle East’s BBC)? People would be screaming that an Islamist take-over of the United States Air Force was nigh.”

— U.S. Air Force officer and MRFF client

“Another thanks to Mikey Weinstein and his Military

Religious Freedom Foundation for rallying against continued unconstitutional Christian Dominionism in the military”

From: (MRFF USAF Officer Client’s email address withheld)

Subject: Another thanks to Mikey Weinstein and his Military Religious Freedom Foundation for rallying against continued unconstitutional Christian Dominionism in the military

Date: August 11, 2026 at 4:09:33 PM MDT

To: “Michael L. Weinstein” <mikeyw4444@icloud.com>

Mikey,

Thank you so much for your incredibly swift action this morning when I notified you that the Robins AFB, GA gym was broadcasting a Christian television station on one of several televisions in the main workout area. All the other televisions were showing news, such as CNN or Fox, or sports channels, such as ESPN. In fact, the television playing the Christian show was actually labelled with a sign stating “Fox Sports 1”! Can you imagine if this television had been changed instead to a channel even as innocuous as Al Jezeera (the Middle East’s BBC)? People would be screaming that an Islamist take-over of the United States Air Force was nigh. This is yet another example of outrageous Christian Dominionism to which those of us in the military have sadly become accustomed, even as society and the military grow more secular by the day.  

However, upon notifying you of the unconstitutional breach of the separation of church and state, you quickly went to work. Even though the entire 78 Air Base Wing command staff, to include the Commander, Col Hemphill, had decamped from their HQ building and failed to forward any of their phones, you were able to track down a wonderfully helpful chaplain who managed to reach out to her leadership and apparently convince them of their folly. Later in the day the television in question had been reset to its original mission—informing us how our preferred NFL team should fare this upcoming season.

Again, thanks for helping so quickly and thoroughly. It appears your reputation proceeds you as this situation was rectified promptly and, it seems, without dispute.

your friend,

(MRFF USAF Officer Client’s name, rank, AFSC, unit and installation all withheld)

United States Air Force 

MRFF Victory confirmed by 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

NOTE: Clients report to MRFF that there are no remotes available to gym patrons to change channels.

From: 78 ABW/PA Public Affairs

Date: August 12, 2026 at 10:39:53 AM MDT

To: Michael L Weinstein <mikeyw4444@icloud.com>

Cc: Information Weinstein <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org>

Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] Robins AFB gym showing religious programming on TV

Good afternoon, Mr. Weinstein

As promised yesterday, we are writing to follow up on your query.

Standard operating procedure for televisions at the Robins AFB Fitness Center is to broadcast news and sports channels only. Yesterday, one of the televisions was changed from FOX Sports to a local FOX affiliate station, and that local station aired a religious program from 0500-0600.

After being notified, Fitness Center staff returned the television to its original FOX Sports channel setting.

It has been determined that Fitness Center staff did not change the channel from FOX Sports to the local FOX affiliate station, nor did they notice that the channel had been changed prior to the patron’s complaint. Signage has now been placed on all Robins AFB Fitness Center televisions instructing patrons not to change the channel, and Fitness Center staff will conduct routine checks to ensure compliance.

Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention.

Sincerely,

78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein’s email to chaplain at Robins Air Force Base

From: Michael L Weinstein <mikeyw4444@icloud.com>

Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 10:59 AM

To: (Robins AFB chaplain’s name and email withheld)

Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Robins AFB gym showing religious programming on TV

…… Thank you, (chaplain’s name withheld) for the phone call…… Your courtesy and professionalism is greatly appreciated…… We have a dozen U.S. Air Force members who are complaining with the lead client below about this egregious constitutional civil rights violation infra…… as discussed, among many other violations, this activity violates Air Force Instruction 1-1, Section 2.16 which I’ve just sent you via email separately………… We want the sectarian and Christian programming taken down immediately, please!!… I will standby to hear from someone there at Robins Air Force Base not later than 10 minutes after noon Eastern daylight time at 505-250-7727… Respectfully, Mikey Weinstein, Founder and President, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, mrff.org

Air Force Instruction (AFI) 1-1, Section 2.16, Balance of Free Exercise of Religion and Establishment Clause

Leaders at all levels must balance constitutional protections for free exercise of religion and the constitutional prohibition against governmental establishment of religion. They must ensure their words and actions do not discriminate against any individual or group because of their faith, belief, or absence of belief, or extend preferential treatment for the same. ... (emphasis added)

Previously, Air Force Academy cadets forced to watch New Life Church worship services to get breakfast in 2024

New Life Church fundamentalist Christian worship service playing on huge TV screen in Air Force Academy's Mitchell Hall dining facility. Photo taken by Air Force Academy cadet and MRFF client on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at approximately 10:30 a.m.

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