MRFF VICTORY! MRFF Rescues Sailors from Supervisor’s Workday Bible Studies

Tuesday Afternoon, August 19, 2025

MRFF VICTORY!!!

MRFF RESCUES JUNIOR ENLISTED SAILORS

FROM SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE BIBLE STUDIES —

SAILORS TOLD ABOUT MRFF BY OFFICER

HELPED BY MRFF EIGHT YEARS AGO

“Thank you to the MRFF for getting me and my buddy out of having to go to my military shift supervisor’s Bible studies held Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in our shift supervisor’s office. They are not officially “mandatory”

but if you don't go this will be held against you by our supervisor who can jack you up and make life miserable.”

“We did not know where to go to get help from this but one of the other officers in our unit gave us the number for the MRFF. She said the MRFF helped her 8 years ago in a similar matter.”

“While we are now excused from attending this Bible study it is still going on and I know for a fact that other sailors don't want to attend but feel they have no choice. We have

advised them to contact the MRFF as well.”

— Junior enlisted sailor and MRFF client

It’s Christian nationalist Petey Hegseth’s military now,

where proselytizing supervisors and commanders have been given the green light to coerce their subordinates to attend their workplace Bible studies, following the example of Hegseth’s own Christian worship services at the Pentagon.

If you or someone you know is being pressured to attend a military superior’s Bible study, MRFF is here to help.

Historic black and white aerial photo of Pentagon with bare-chested Pete Hegseth showing his Christian Crusader tattoos rising from the center of the building

“Thank you to the MRFF for getting us out of this ...”

— Junior enlisted sailor and MRFF client

From: (Active Duty U.S. Navy Sailor’s e-mail address withheld)

Subject: Our Navy supervisor's Bible studies

Date: August 19, 2025 at 8:06:22 AM MDT

To: Information Weinstein <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org>

Thank you to the MRFF for getting me and my buddy out of having to go to my military shift supervisor’s Bible studies held Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in our shift supervisor’s office. They are not officially “mandatory” but if you don't go this will be held against you by our supervisor who can jack you up and make life miserable.

I am a junior enlisted sailor in the US Navy. I was raised Christian, non-dominational. My buddy who is also a junior enlisted sailor is Jewish.

We did not know where to go to get help from this but one of the other officers in our unit gave us the number for the MRFF. She said the MRFF helped her 8 years ago in a similar matter.

We both spoke to Mr. Weinstein who immediately contacted naval personnel in our chain of command.

While we are now excused from attending this Bible study it is still going on and I know for a fact that other sailors don't want to attend but feel they have no choice. We have advised them to contact the MRFF as well.

The MRFF is also helping us all file an IG and maybe also an EEO complaint but we don’t expect much to happen there. Except maybe revenge against us but we will call the MRFF for help if that happens.

Thank you to the MRFF for getting us out of this and being there to take our phone call in the late evening hours.

(Active Duty U.S. Navy Sailor’s name, unit, job rating, and installation all withheld)

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“Thank You letter”

From: (Active Duty Soldier’s e-mail address withheld)

Subject: Thank You letter

Date: August 19, 2025 at 1:12:42 PM MDT

To: <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org>

Thank you Mikey Weinstein.

Mikey answered my call while he was out at lunch! He dropped everything and got me set up for success, empowering me with the tools to stand up for my religious beliefs.

I am a Jewish active duty soldier, who is facing reprisal from my company command team for sticking by my deeply held religious beliefs.

If you are a servicemember that has a chain of command doesn't care about your beliefs, or your religious practices, you can rest assured Mikey will do everything he can to make it right!

Very Respectfully,

(Active Duty Soldier’s name withheld)

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