Sunday Afternoon, August 28, 2022
MRFF GETS SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT
SAME VA DOCTOR WHO CUT OFF CARE TO VETERAN WHO OBJECTED TO RELIGIOUS PROSELYTIZING – THIS TIME IT'S POLITICAL


As we reported last week, after complaining to the Phoenix VA
about his primary care physician Dr. Fred Cheron's incessant
religious proselytizing during appointments, phone calls, and in emails, Navy veteran Gary Rinsem, who has a life-threatening medical condition, was egregiously retaliated against, including
being told that he would have to wait a month and a half to be assigned a new primary care physician and at least another month longer than that to get an appointment – a length of
time that could have literally been a death sentence.

Prior to Gary Rinsem's complaint, another veteran, Steve Brittle,
had complained to the Phoenix VA about an issue he was having — his Trump-loving primary care physician was continuously goading him into contentious political discussions during
his medical appointments, despite his telling the
doctor that he did not want to discuss politics.
Turns out it was the same doctor – Dr. Fred Cheron!

And, like Gary Rinsem's medical care suffered for objecting to
Dr. Cheron's religious proselytizing, Stephen Brittle's medical
care is now suffering for asking this predatory doctor
to stop his MAGA political proselytizing.
MRFF client Steve Brittle
MRFF client veteran Steve Brittle
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Phoenix VA Predator Doc Faces 2nd Accusation—How Many More?

By: Paul Rosenberg

Sunday, August 28, 2022

“A second accusation has come to light against a VA doctor accused of religious abuse last week. This accusation is political—but with an obvious religious subtext.”

From the article, quoting MRFF client Steve Brittle:

“He continued trying to argue politics, but after I told him for the third time that I didn’t want to discuss these issues, he stopped,” Brittle said in his VA letter. “But it was obvious that he was unhappy about my stopping his talking about political issues from the look on his face.”

“I could sense real malice,” Brittle told Crooks and Liars.
After realizing from MRFF's press release last week
that the abuse he was facing was at the hands of the same predatory doctor as in Gary Rinsem's case, Steve Brittle became a MRFF client, writing after contacting MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein:

From: Steve Brittle
Subject: I am so thankful and excited to get immediate assistance from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation!
Date: August 24, 2022 at 5:37:28 PM MDT
To: "mikeyw4444@icloud.com" <mikeyw4444@icloud.com>

I am so thrilled and delighted to get a prompt and immediate response from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation! It is great that these folks are here to support active military and veterans in these issues. What a great resource!

Thanks!

Steve Brittle

Previous Crooks & Liars article covering the case of
Navy veteran Gary Rinsem, who was cut off from
essential medical care by the Phoenix VA after
objecting to Dr. Cheron's religious proselytizing,
and how MRFF ensured that he would promptly
get the life-saving care that he required
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Navy Vet Faced Death Sentence
From Religious Zealot

By: Paul Rosenberg

Sunday, August 21, 2022

"After years of religious abuse by his VA doctor he spoke out & lost his
life-sustaining health care. He says it's #MeToo movement time for religious abusers."

MRFF summary of article:

This in depth article details the potentially life-threatening retaliation that Navy veteran Gary Rinsem faced for objecting to his primary care physician's incessant religious proselytizing and how MRFF's aggressive intervention ensured that this veteran will get the care he needs in time to not put his life in danger.
A few highlights from MRFF's long history of assisting veterans in receiving healthcare free from Christian proselytizing at VA medical facilities
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