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Religion News Service reports on the openly Christian nationalist Bible verse social media posts coming from Hegseth’s so-called “Department of War.”
MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein is featured in the article, telling Religion News Service (emphasis added):
“This is completely dividing members of the military ... We see it around the clock. I’ve talked to generals who said, ‘Look, for the first time in my life, I still love the sailors and the soldiers and the airmen and the Marines that I command, but I hate the Navy, the Army and the Air Force that I work for because I see what it has become.’”
Moreover, the posts suggest non-Christian military members aren’t “worthy or honorable or trustworthy human beings to be able to fight for your country,” said Weinstein, who is Jewish. He was referring to Article Six of the U.S. Constitution, which bans religious tests for positions in the federal government — including military personnel — adding, “but there is a de facto test.”
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The department’s rebranding and its embrace of Christian references on social media could lead to an escalation of conflicts, Weinstein said.
“This is nothing more than a fast-ticking time bomb that will blow up in our faces,” said Weinstein, who served 11 years in the Air Force. “… It is encouraging a tremendous response by our enemies who are out there, many of whom follow their own extremist religious views.”
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