Posted by
Grampus on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:36:31 PM
- Liberals must have some sort of ‘squirrel cage’ where they go and dream up what group or institution they will attack next with their scare tactics. They bring up all of these ridiculous ideas with no basis in facts, truth or examples…they think, in their arrogance, that if they think it…it has to be true. Now, Christian military officers present a threat to national security? Mr Wienstein, America suffers a far larger threat from the radical left. What is it really about, Mr Weinstein…discrediting the military and the Christian right wing?
(CNSNews.com) - Christian military officers who share their faith at work in the Pentagon pose a threat to national security, according to a group that advocates for religious neutrality in the military.
Public displays of faith by high-ranking military officers project an image of a Christian nation waging war on non-Christians, both inside and outside the United States, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation said Monday. This created an "internal national security issue every bit as great as the one we're fighting outwardly," said the organization's president, Mikey Weinstein.
"The jihadists, the insurrectionists, everybody from the head of Hamas, Hizballah, the Islamic Jihad, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, they see us as invading American imperialists and crusaders," he told a news conference in Washington, D.C.
- Why should we concern ourselves with what these fanatic killers think or how we appear to them? We should be infinitely more concerned about what they think of us after we ‘cut and run’ and they begin to celebrate a great victory brought on in a large degree by the type of thinking and actions you propose.
"There's a time and place to celebrate your faith or no faith," Weinstein said. "There's so many times and places you can do it ... but there's a few times you can't, one of which would be when you wear your uniform during the duty day and duty night and you outrank somebody else and you're trying to push your religious faith on them.”
- Who are you Mr Weinstein, to dictate the times, places and circumstances of practicing one’s faith? There is nothing in military law or regulations which prohibit it. To the contrary, DOD’s policy is to allow ample opportunity to practice one’s faith.
He called on incoming Defense Secretary Robert Gates to investigate a promotional video for the Christian Embassy, an organization that ministers to members of Congress, ambassadors, presidential appointees and Pentagon officials.
Christian Embassy, established in 1975, works with government leaders "not only because of their personal needs, but also because of their position as decision-makers to influence our families and freedoms," according to its website. At the Pentagon, the group holds weekly prayer meetings and Bible studies every weekday.
Their professions of faith violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from making laws "respecting the establishment of religion,” he argued.
The Christian Embassy carries a disclaimer that "the views expressed by any government officials in this video are their personal views and are not intended to represent the U.S. government nor any department in which they serve."
- Where is the violation of the First Amendment? It appears to me that all of the actions you describe are purely voluntary and DOD does not endorses any religion but does provide ample opportunity for those of faith to practice their beliefs while serving.
- Mr Weinstein, I pray daily for more men of faith that you so readily attack to lead our military and our government. It is people like you that are the real danger.
Grampus