Wednesday Evening, January 24, 2024

MRFF CONDEMNS PROPOSED BILL

TO MOVE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST

INTO CAPITOL ROTUNDA AS

DISGUSTING CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM

“Let me just say it so that NO ONE will be even reMOTELY confused. The fact that The Family/The Fellowship has now cravenly

succeeded in manipulating both Congressional Republicans and Democrats into trying to enable bipartisan legislation to permit the holding of this repulsive, fundamentalist Christian, extremist event in the veritable CITADEL and SYMBOL of America's legislative democracy, the Capitol Rotunda itself, is 100% akin to having your local fire fighters project gasoline instead of water and other fire retardants onto a 20-alarm building fire.”

— MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein

MRFF COVERED BY

JONATHAN LARSEN ON SUBSTACK

Jonathan Larsen is a veteran reporter and TV news producer.

He created Up with Chris Hayes at MSNBC and was a key part of the teams that launched Anderson Cooper 360 at CNN and led MSNBC’s

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann.

Bill Would Move Prayer Breakfast

into Capitol Rotunda

By: Jonathan Larsen

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

(Excerpts from Jonathan's Substack/Emphasis Added by MRFF)

Legislation being pushed by allies of the controversial group behind the National Prayer Breakfast would relocate the event to the symbolic heart of the U.S. Congress: The Capitol rotunda.

The bill would do exactly what its title says: “Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the National Prayer Breakfast.” It was introduced by Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS) and its sole co-sponsor is Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN).

[...]

The Freedom From Religion Foundation told me they’ll challenge the bill in court if it’s signed into law. It was called “deeply problematic” by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and a “disgusting example” of Christian nationalism by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

[...]

Perhaps most emphatic was Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) Founder and President Mikey Weinstein, who wrote in an email:

“Let me just say it so that NO ONE will be even reMOTELY confused. The fact that The Family/The Fellowship has now cravenly succeeded in manipulating both Congressional Republicans and Democrats into trying to enable bipartisan legislation to permit the holding of this repulsive, fundamentalist Christian, extremist event in the veritable CITADEL and SYMBOL of America's legislative democracy, the Capitol Rotunda itself, is 100% akin to having your local fire fighters project gasoline instead of water and other fire retardants onto a 20-alarm building fire.”

[...]

MRFF COVERED BY

CHRISTIAN POST

VA supervisor removes anti-Satan sign

from desk following complaint: report

By: Jon Brown

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The Christian Post covers MRFF’s victory on behalf of an Air Force veteran and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) employee in getting his VBA supervisor to remove a “not today, Satan, not today” from her desk.

The article quotes MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein, who told The Christian Post:

"Remember, in our perspective, we don't look at it as to what is good and bad. We look at what is legal and what's not legal."

"There are thousands of different gods. … Our republic is meant to be a secular democratic republic; that's how we do it in this country. We don't look at whether Satan is bad, or Jesus is bad, or Vishnu is bad, or Buddha or Yahweh. We look at the time, place, and manner of an expression of a faith or non-faith tradition."

A few of the many past letters

of appreciation MRFF has received

from civilian VA and DoD employees