ANALYSIS โ For those conservatives who say that Republicans are weak or ineffective, take note of all the actions this GOP-led House has taken so far. And with only the slimmest of majorities. The latest effort targets a distasteful anti-Christian group that focuses on influencing Pentagon policy.
While operating under the misleading name of the โMilitary Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), this advocacy group is anything but an organization for religious freedom. Its real mission is to attack and remove any Christian influences from our entire military.
In February, for example, the MRFF convinced Merchant Marine Academy leaders to move a massive historical painting titled โChrist on the Waterโ from a public space to a chapel.
This move was attacked by Republican lawmakers and Christian groups as a gross overreach, especially since it was a historical item and part of the academy's proud heritage.
But the academy caved quickly to the group's outrageous demand.
The aggressive actions of the group have raised concerns among lawmakers for years, with ill-informed military staffers often overreacting to the group's incessant, and at times inappropriate, demands without following proper review procedures.
Thankfully, the GOP house has it in its sights.
Under an amendment to theย House draft of the annual defense authorization billย last week,ย reportedย Military Times, defense officials and troops would be barred from communicating with theย foundationย or from making โany decision as a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by MRFF without the authority of the Secretary of Defense.โ
While the language for the amendment was offered byย Republican Rep. Mike Turner, of Ohio,ย the amendment wasย adopted with unanimous, bipartisan support in theย House Armed Services Committee.
The amendment is designed to simply ensure that military staffers don't overreact to the group's demands without following proper protocols.ย And its bipartisan support shows that it is very reasonable.
But that didn't stop the groupย from issuingย a profanity-laced tirade.
Confirming its bigoted anti-Christian bias, not to mention lack of professionalism and decorum, the MRFF's president and founder Mikey Weinstein, angrily lashed out, calling his opponents โbastardsโ and โenemies.โ
More specifically he said,ย accordingย to Military Times: โIf they don't like what we do at MRFF โฆ they can take a number, pack a picnic lunch and stand in line with the rest of those fundamentalist Christian extremist bastards who constitute our enemies.โ
But he didn't stop digging his anti-Christian hole there. He went on:
If the fundamentalist Christian nationalists who are behind this are trying to execute us through legislation, we'll take that as validation of the positive effect that we're having for our clients and for the Constitution.โ
โAnd they can go fโ themselves.โ
Well, Mr. Weinstein, we won't do that, but we will fight him and his group tooth and nail legislatively.
Theย Senate Armed Services Committee's draftย of the defense authorization bill does not include any similar restrictions on communications or response to MRFF requests, but it should. Expect intense efforts to ensure that they are included in a final bill.
House Republicans will also likely add more amendments on abortion and transgender issues when the bill is debated in the full chamber next month.
If you want to be part of the solution, then contact your senators and tell them how you feel about far-left extremists pushing a bigoted, anti-Christian agenda on our military.
Religious freedom means our troops are guaranteed the right to express their religion, even on military bases and facilities. And defending that right is a fight worth having.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions ofย American Liberty News.
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Defund this Now
F*#K mickey in his biden!
Mikey Whinerstine can go f… himself!