Mikey Weinstein

Mikey Weinstein, A Traitor in the War on Christmas

Chris Rodda | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Bp, Aclj, Christmas, Religious Freedom, Fox News, War on Christmas, BP Oil Spill, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Kean University, Video, Politics News

Over the past few months, I've been faced with the utter irony of splitting my time between dealing with the steady stream of lies about my boss and the organization I work for being part of the so-called war on Christmas.

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Air Force Academy Was Against Chief Of Staff's Religious Neutrality Edict Before It Was For It

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, First Amendment, Military, Colorado Springs, Air Force Academy, Air Force, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Politics News

As late as three days ago, September 26, the leadership at the U.S. Air Force Academy was still unwilling to distribute a watershed memorandum issued by Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz on "Maintaining Government Neutrality Regarding Religion."

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Air Force Academy Apparently Finds Wild Cow Milking More Important Than Religious Freedom

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, First Amendment, Military, Air Force Academy, Air Force, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Politics News

Is it any wonder that cadets and staff at the Air Force Academy have lost all faith (no pun intended) in the Academy's leadership?

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Thank You General Schwartz for Finally Putting Your 4-Star Foot Down

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, First Amendment, Military, Mikey Weinstein, Air Force, Mrff, Politics News

For years, MRFF has been saying that if the military would only start paying equal attention and giving equal weight to both the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause, many of the problems being reported by our service members would solve themselves.

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Michael Savage Attacks Mikey Weinstein Over Stopping of Air Force "Jesus Loves Nukes" Training

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Truthout, The Savage Nation, Cnn, Michael Savage, Washington Post, Mikey Weinstein, Air Force, Mrff, Politics News

Michael Savages rant against Mikey Weinstein this week included some remarks that were apparently so offensive that they even had to be edited out of even a show as offensive as his.

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The 'Gamble Report' -- A Defeat for Mikey Weinstein and His Forces of Satan?

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion and the Military, Military, Air Force Academy, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Air Force, Politics News

In its latest attempt to give the appearance of concern about complaints of religious intolerance, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) recently conducted a five-day "investigation" that (big surprise) found that there were no problems at all.

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Air Force Academy Sued Over Right-Wing Religious Speaker

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Afa, Clebe McClary, Air Force Academy, David Lane, Mikey Weinstein, Air Force, Denver News

The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is being sued for its decision to invite a controversial conservative speaker to a voluntary prayer event. ...

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Organization Wants Air Force Superintendent To Resign For Inviting Evangelical Speaker

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Afa, Air Force Academy, Clebe McClary, Mikey Weinstein, Poll, Denver News

An activist group is calling for the resignation of Air Force Academy superintendent Mike Gould over his decision to host a controversial speaker at a...

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Christian Air Force Officer Vows to Violate Military Regulations if DADT is Repealed

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Military, U.S. Air Force, James Amos, Dadt Repeal, Dadt, u.s. Marines, Stars and Stripes, Mikey Weinstein, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Mrff, Politics News

Saying that his "commitment to [his] God supersedes [his] commitment to the DOD," Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy L. Maxey has publicly vowed to violate military regulations and his oath to the U.S. Constitution if DADT is repealed.

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Leaks From AFA Survey Detail Problems With Intolerance As Admins Refuse To Release Full Results

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Air Force Survey, Air Force Academy, Mikey Weinstein, Lt. Gen. Michael Gould, Denver News

The Air Force Academy this week is defending its decision to keep large portions of its annual survey of cadets and faculty private. The Academy has ...

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Chaplains and Religion Substituted for Professional Mental Health Care in the Military

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Veterans for Common Sense, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Military Suicides, Department of Defense, Robert Gates, Paul Sullivan, Military Mental Health, Religion in the Military, Ptsd, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Military, Religion News

The military's practice of substituting religion for professional mental health care for PTSD and suicide prevention has become increasingly frequent, with alarming reports coming in from active duty troops and veterans.

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No Dominion: The Dangerous Fight Against Christian Supremacists in the Armed Forces

Matthew Harwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Christian Supremacism, Intolerance, Religious Right, Christian Nationalists, Military, Holy Wars, Dominionists, Tolerance, Mikey Weinstein, Politics News

The United States military cannot favor one religious sect over another, staying true to the Constitution's establishment clause that service members pledge to defend.

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Military Religious

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Fort Carson, Army, Army Institute of Heraldry, Evans Army Community Hospital, Mikey Weinstein, Military Religious Freedom Foundation of Albuquerque, Army Emblem, Denver News

DENVER — A religious watchdog group says a cross and motto on the emblem of an Army hospital in Colorado violate the constitutional requirement ...

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MRFF Demands that Pentagon Disinvite Franklin Graham from NDP Event

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion and the Military, Pentagon, Religion, Franklin Graham, Robert Gates, National Day of Prayer, Mrff, Mikey Weinstein, Religion News

The Pentagon Chaplains Office has clearly turned the Pentagon's event into an official National Day of Prayer Task Force event. No other interpretation is reasonable, rational, or possible.

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Pentagon Considers Scrapping

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Islam, Pentagon, National Day of Prayer, Mikey Weinstein, Franklin Graham, Rev. Franklin Graham, Denver News

DENVER — The Army is considering whether to rescind an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to appear at the Pentagon amid complaints about ...

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Franklin Graham Should Not Be Allowed To Speak At The Pentagon: Denver

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Islam, Pentagon, Mikey Weinstein, Franklin Graham, Department of Defense, Franklin Graham Pentagon, Franklin Graham at Pentagon, The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Denver News

DENVER — A watchdog group objected Tuesday to an evangelist's invitation to speak at the Pentagon next month, saying his past description of Isl...

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Religion in the War Zone

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion and the Military, Movie Reviews, Walter Jones, Religion, Chaplains, Military Chaplains, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Religion News

When I popped in a DVD of Chaplains Under Fire, a new documentary about military chaplains by independent filmmakers Terry Nickelson and Lee Lawrence, I was expecting the worst. I'm happy to say I was wrong.

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Valerie Plame & Joe Wilson Furious as CA Democrats Snub Leader Fighting Theocratic Takeover of Military

Bruce Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does anything transcend the current Republican/Democratic ideological divide in American politics?

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National Day of Prayer 2010 Postmortem

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Franklin Graham, National Day of Prayer, James Dobson, Mikey Weinstein, Mrff, Shirley Dobson, Christianity, Separation of Church and State, Religion News

The success in stopping the Pentagon National Day of Prayer event from being an NDPTF event was a big step towards getting the military to obey its own regulations.

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NY Times, AP, and Cable News Reports on Air Force Academy Don't Get the Picture

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Air Force Academy, Mikey Weinstein, New York Times, Cnn, Brandon Longcrier, Media News

In spite of the progress made under Lt. Gen. Gould's leadership, some MRFF clients at the Academy continue to harbor fears of harassment or worse for openly practicing non-mainstream religions.

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Good Riddance 'Jesus Rifles'

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Afganistan, Nightline, Trijicon, ABC News, Iraq, Mikey Weinstein, World News

In the wake of Monday's revelation that U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan were supplied rifle sights adorned with references to New Testament Bible verses, the Michigan-based contractor that manufactures the sights has agreed to stop putting the references on products.

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Good Riddance to 'Jesus Rifles'

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Afganistan, Nightline, Trijicon, ABC News, Iraq, Mikey Weinstein, Politics News

After ABC News revealed that US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan were being suppled with rifle sights adorned with references to Bible verses, the manufacturer Trijicon has agreed to stop putting the references on products for the military.

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Top Ten Ways to Convince the Muslims We're On a Crusade

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion and the Military, Religion, Iraq, Evangelical Christians, Mikey Weinstein, Afghanistan, Politics News

A former White House counsel discovered that the harassment his sons faced as Jewish cadets was far from an isolated problem, but part of the fundamentalist Christian takeover of the Air Force Academy.

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MRFF Congratulates Obama Administration and U.S. Air Force for Doing the Right Thing

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, U.S. Military, Air Force, Mikey Weinstein, Barack Obama, Politics News

The military was providing flyovers at evangelical Christian events, violating regulations prohibiting military participation in religious events and spending millions of taxpayer money.

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MRFF Demands DoD Revoke Authority of Chaplain Endorser Who Suggested Democrats Should Be Executed

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Klingenschmitt, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Prophecy Club, James Linzey, Department of Defense, Jim Ammerman, Conspiracy Theorists, Religion in the Military, Mikey Weinstein, U.S. Military, Politics News

Ammerman's statements included everything from saying that Bill Clinton should have be executed to inciting the militia types by claiming that the U.S. military was preparing to attack U.S. cities.

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