{"id":4530,"date":"2023-06-28T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2023-06-28T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:43:27","slug":"house-gop-targets-anti-christian-military-lobbying-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/opinion\/house-gop-targets-anti-christian-military-lobbying-group\/paul-crespo\/2023\/06\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP Targets Anti-Christian Military Lobbying Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>*Warning: This article contains some graphic language.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ANALYSIS<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While operating under the misleading name of the \u2018Military 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, for example, the MRFF convinced Merchant Marine Academy leaders to move a massive historical painting titled \u201cChrist on the Water\u201d from a public space to a chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move was attacked by Republican lawmakers and Christian groups as gross overreach, especially since it was a historical item and part of the Academy\u2019s proud heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Academy caved quickly to the group\u2019s outrageous demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aggressive actions of the group have raised concerns among lawmakers for years, with ill-informed military staffers often overreacting to the group\u2019s incessant, and at times inappropriate, demands without following proper review procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, the GOP House has it in its sights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under an amendment to the&nbsp;House draft of the annual defense authorization bill&nbsp;last week,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/06\/26\/defense-bill-targets-religious-freedom-group-for-its-advocacy-work\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;Military Times, Defense officials and troops would be barred from communicating with the&nbsp;Foundation&nbsp;or from making \u201cany decision as a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by MRFF without the authority of the Secretary of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the language for the amendment was offered by&nbsp;Republican Rep. Mike Turner, of Ohio,&nbsp;the amendment was&nbsp;adopted with unanimous, bipartisan support in the&nbsp;House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amendment is designed to simply ensure that military staffers don\u2019t overreact to the group\u2019s demands without following proper protocols.&nbsp;And its bipartisan support shows that it is very reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that didn\u2019t stop the group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/06\/26\/defense-bill-targets-religious-freedom-group-for-its-advocacy-work\/\">from issuing<\/a>&nbsp;a profanity-laced tirade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirming its bigoted anti-Christian bias, not to mention lack of professionalism and decorum, the MRFF\u2019s president and founder Mikey Weinstein, angrily lashed out, calling his opponents \u201cbastards\u201d and \u201cenemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More specifically he said,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/06\/26\/defense-bill-targets-religious-freedom-group-for-its-advocacy-work\/\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to Military Times: \u201cIf they don\u2019t like what we do at MRFF \u2026 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he didn\u2019t stop digging his anti-Christian hole there. He went on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the fundamentalist Christian nationalists who are behind this are trying to execute us through legislation, we\u2019ll take that as validation of the positive effect that we\u2019re having for our clients and for the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd they can go fuck themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, Mr. Weinstein, we won\u2019t do that, but we will fight him and his group tooth and nail legislatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s draft&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House Republicans will also likely add more amendments on abortion and transgender issues when the bill is debated in the full chamber next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Great America News Desk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Warning: This article contains some graphic language. ANALYSIS \u2013 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. 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