Associated Press Article on SECDEF Pick Pete Hegseth Features Mikey Weinstein and MRFF Advisory Board Member Larry Wilkerson
Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
Publisher Founding: September 1, 2014
Publisher Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Publication: Freethought Newswire
Original Link: research@militaryreligiousfreedom.org
Publication Date: December 4, 2024
Organization: Military Religious Freedom Foundation
Organization Description: The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is dedicated to ensuring that all members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom to which they and all Americans are entitled by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Over 89,000 active duty, veteran, and civilian personnel of the United States Armed Forces, including individuals involved in High School JROTC around the nation, have come to our foundation for redress and assistance in resolving or alerting the public to their civil rights grievances, with hundreds more contacting MRFF each day. 95% of them are Christians themselves.
| Wednesday Afternoon, December 4, 2024 |
| ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) ARTICLE ONSECDEF PICK PETE HEGSETH FEATURESMRFF PRESIDENT MIKEY WEINSTEIN ANDADVISORY BOARD MEMBER LARRY WILKERSON The Associated Press turned to MRFF as the preeminent voice on protecting religious freedom in the militaryfor its article on Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense — a rabid Christian nationalist who believes a “holy war”is “required” in America, led by “crusader in chief, Donald Trump.” |
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| Photo by Gage Skidmore (Licensed under CC BY 4.0) |
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCOVERS MRFF US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge? By: Peter Smith Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Article excerpts (emphasis added): Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Hegseth “promotes the concept of fundamentalist Christian dominance and supremacy.” Weinstein, an Air Force veteran, said military personnel have the right to practice and proclaim their faith – but within constitutional restrictions on the “time, place and manner” of such expressions. “Christian nationalists like Hegseth believe there are no limits on when they can deploy their faith,” Weinstein said. |
| Larry Wilkerson, a retired colonel with 31 years in the military and an advisory board member of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Hegseth is an alarming choice. “Diversity is a strength, but you’ve got to know how to lead it,” said Wilkerson, a former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. “You don’t do it by forcing the majority’s or even a large minority’s views on them.” |
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