Tuesday Evening, December 5, 2023

MRFF's BIBLE REMOVAL VICTORY

FROM LEXINGTON, KY VA POW/MIA TABLE

RECEIVES MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE

BY NPR & CHRISTIAN POST

Lexington, Kentucky, NPR station WEKU reports that the executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches says she’s not upset over the removal of the Bibles from the VA facility POW/MIA tables.

The Christian Post covers MRFF’s victory in getting Gideons New Testament Bibles removed from POW/MIA table displays in all Lexington, Kentucky, VA Health Care System facilities

Additional Media: The Young Turks (TYT) Covers

MRFF's Fight Against Christo-Fascism in Our U.S. Military

The Young Turks (TYT) “Progress Report” reports on “Christo-Fascism in the Military,” citing MRFF’s story of a military commander who, in retaliation for having to change his uber-Christian Christmas party to a more inclusive event, displayed a picture of Mikey Weinstein on a screen at a unit gathering, calling him an “anti-Christian terrorist,” and telling his unit to lobby for Rep. Mike Turner’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment to shut MRFF down.

SEE LINK BELOW TO TYT PROGRESS REPORT COVERING MRFF

POW/MIA table at the Lexington VA Health Care System's Troy Bowling Campus prior to the removal of the exclusively Christian Gideons “New Testament — Psalms and Proverbs”

MRFF COVERED BY

NPR KENTUCKY

88.9 FM WEKU

Kentucky Council of Churches chief not upset over removal of Bible from VA POW/MIA display

By: John McGary

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Lexington, Kentucky, NPR station WEKU reports that Melissa Holland, the executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, says she’s not upset over the removal of the Bibles from the VA facility POW/MIA tables, quoting her as saying:

“I believe if you wanted to be fair, there are displays that show the various symbols of all religions. And if they put something like that on display to honor all veterans, no matter what their religion is, it would be more appropriate.”

MRFF COVERED BY

CHRISTIAN POST

Kentucky VA facility yanks Bible from POW/MIA table after complaint: 'Tarantula on a wedding cake'

By: Jon Brown

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Christian Post covers MRFF’s victory, on behalf of a group of twelve veterans, in getting the Gideons “New Testament – Psalms, Proverbs” replaced by a blank journal on POW/MIA tables in all Lexington, Kentucky, VA Health Care System facilities. 

The article quotes MRFF Founder and President Mike Weinstein (emphasis added):

"We've been fighting these Christian materials on POW/MIA tables for many years," Weinstein said. "Many military installations, many VA installations, have gone to federal court about it. That thing sticks out like a tarantula on a wedding cake. It was never part of the original history of the table when it was first started in any way, shape, or form."

It also quotes MRFF Senior Research Director Chris Rodda:

"VA regulations prohibit having any permanent religious display of only one religion," she said. "Even the chapels in VA facilities have to be religiously neutral, unless an actual service for a particular religion is going on."

"They insist on having a Bible, and they buy into this myth promoted by fake historians like David Barton that America was founded as a Christian nation, and they're trying to reclaim it as a Christian nation or whatever, when that's not the case at all," she insisted.

Background on Military Bases and VA Facilities

Where MRFF's Efforts Successfully Resulted in Bibles Being Removed or Replaced

11/28/23 - MRFF Victory!!! Christian Bibles will be Replaced by Blank Journals on POW/MIA Tables at ALL Lexington, Kentucky, VA Facilities After Demand from MRFF

8/24/23 - Demand by MRFF and Our USAF Vet Client Results in Wilkes-Barre VA Center Doing the Right Thing By Removing Bible From POW-MIA Table

3/8/22 - MRFF Victory! Unconstitutional Bible Removed From POW/MIA Table Thanks to MRFF’s Efforts, U.S. Military Installation Does the Right Thing!

7/19/18 - MRFF Momentum Results in Second Bible Removal Victory in Two Days! 

7/18/18 - MRFF Thanks USAF Wing Commander For Valiant Action Against Religious Favoritism at F.E. Warren AFB 

11/3/17 – Denver VA Medical Center promptly removes Unconstitutional Bible from "Missing Man Table!" 

10/18/16 - MRFF commends Chillicothe Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Athens Ohio, for prompt New Testament Bible removal from Medical Health Clinic 

9/16/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Eglin AFB, FL Allergy Clinic Table 

4/19/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Tobyhanna, PA VA POW/MIA Table 

4/11/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Houston, TX VA POW/MIA Table 

4/8/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Wright Patterson AFB, OH POW/MIA Table 

4/4/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Youngstown, OH VA POW/MIA Table 

2/25/16 - New Testament Bible Removed from Akron, OH VA POW/MIA Table 

MRFF COVERED BY

THE YOUNG TURKS (TYT)

PROGRESS REPORT NEWSLETTER

Christo-Fascism in the Military

By: Jonathan Larsen

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

And let’s look at what we’re funding with all that more military spending! Remember we discussed rank extremism in the ranks just one day ago? Well, just hours later, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) reported that an unnamed military commander displayed a picture of MRFF founder Mikey Weinstein to his unit, calling Weinstein, who is Jewish, an “anti-Christian terrorist.”

The commander – whose unit and branch were not identified – allegedly did this “at a large U.S. military installation.” Which narrows it down to Earth.

The commander was cheesed off that the MRFF (including Christian members of his own unit) succeeded in forcing him to tone down his Jesus proselytizing at the never-mentioned-in-the-Bible Christmas party. So he told his unit to lobby for anti-MRFF legislation. Specifically, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is pushing legislation to rob U.S. troops of the right to communicate with the MRFF. 

Turner’s trying to attach his amendment to the ostensibly-must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which he’s got a good shot at in the House under Christian nationalist Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

If Democrats cave and let Turner’s amendment stick around on the Senate version, too, in the name of Pentagon funding, allocating money for our defense might well mean caving to the greatest threat we’re actually facing.

Staunch MRFF Supporter's Email to TYT

For Coverage of MRFF's Fight Against

Christo-Fascism in Our U.S. Military

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

From: Perry (Last name and email address withheld)

Subject: Tuesday, December 5, newsletter

Date: December 5, 2023

To:

TYT:

I just read today’s newsletter (see "Christo-Fascism in the Military" story below) concerning Mikey Weinstein and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). I have been following them for about 10 years and their wonderful service they provide service members of all, and sometimes no, religions. I began supporting MRFF because of what I went through over 55 years ago as a newly-enlisted in the US Air Force. I was assigned by my sergeant to clean the office bathrooms while also being told I would not have this duty again if I just agreed to attend his church. Did I forget to mention he told me that because I am Jewish? And while I decide to agree to his request I should stick my hand into the commode to “spit-shine” it. To get away from this Christian fascist I volunteered for Vietnam. All these years since I consider it one of my best decisions. 

Mikey Weinstein is an honorable man whose family has also suffered under these Christian fascists. In the decades since my service this fascism has become even more fanatical and organized against not only enlisted personnel but I’ve heard it also affects the officer ranks. This means it is very detrimental to good order and discipline in all military services. 

If you can, please continue to support MRFF’s vital help to their clients who number over 90% as actual Christians. It serves a great service. 

Perry (Last name withheld)



MRFF Recommended Reading:

MILITARY TIMES

Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says

By: Konstantin Toropin

Friday, December 1, 2023

"Thank you for MRFF"

From: (name withheld)

Date: December 4, 2023 at 9:46:11 PM MST

To: mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org

Subject:Thank you for MRFF

Mikey,

I first heard of your organization when I saw the documentary ‘Constantine’s Sword’. Thank you for your good work.

(name wittheld)