“That image doesn’t belong on any government website.” — Senior Army Pentagon Official stated in phone call to Mikey Weinstein Yesterday, MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein emailed a letter to the Commanding Generals of Fort Riley and Fort Huachuca demanding that their bases immediately cease using the repugnant Christian nationalist image. FORT RILEY REMOVED THE ABHORRENT ARTWORK WITHIN 3 HOURS OF MRFF’S DEMAND!!! FORT HUACHUCA REMOVED IT TODAY, AS WAS PROMISED TO MIKEY WEINSTEIN VIA BOTH TELEPHONE AND EMAIL BY A SENIOR ARMY PENTAGON OFFICIAL!!! Click to read ..read more

This year, the Christian dominionist “National Day Prayer (NDP) Task Force” has outdone itself with its militaristic Christian nationalist graphic, which is comprised of a hand holding up a sword with a Christian cross on it and “sacred heart” on its hilt, with a shield behind it covered with Christian symbology, and an American flag as the sky in the background.  Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the chaplains at many military bases, who should be organizing non-denominational events that are inclusive of all personnel of any religion who want to attend, are using this NDP Task Force ..read more

April 21, 2024 MRFF’s basic existence (…along with a significant portion of our history) is in response to the blatantly unconstitutional and all too common anti-Semitic attitudes and activities within the U.S. Military and what MRFF President/Founder Mikey Weinstein likes to call the Para-Church/Military/Industrial Complex. To say that this threat to our Constitutional freedoms and National Security “still exists” would be a massive understatement of this issue. The Military Times reported on June 1, 2023 that the Biden White House ordered the Pentagon to probe antisemitic and Islamophobic be ..read more

Lieutenant General Xavier Brunson, Commander of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who was “born again” at and attended Manna Church for a number of years while stationed at Fort Liberty, was the guest speaker at Manna’s 2023 Memorial Day service, endorsing this fundamentalist Christian church’s plan to exploit the frequent relocations of service members to “plant” 237 like-minded churches near other military bases. In the words of one of Manna’s pastors: “Uncle Sam, who’s kind of become our mission-sending organization because he takes great talented people and relocates them, so that’s ki ..read more

From: (Active Duty Military Officer’s/MRFF Client’s E-mail Address Withheld) Subject: Deputy Commander tells joke explaining why so few Jews ever get promoted Date: April 21, 2024 at 11:33:06 AM MDT To: Information Weinstein <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org> Mr. Weinstein and (MRFF Base Rep’s name withheld), My wife and I thought about whether to write a thank you note to you both after what I just went through or should we just let it go? We decided that we had to thank you both after what went down. Just please keep our names out of it. Earlier last week our Deputy Co ..read more

“Most voters are completely unaware of an impossibly wretched set of policy proposals developed by a slew of ignoble right-wing entities.” Click to read on LA Progressive ..read more

“As an experienced combatant spec ops commander myself, I know that no military organization can accomplish its mission without exceptional unit cohesion and respect amongst its fighters. Good order, discipline and morale are also critical. I can give countless personal examples but that exceeds the intent of this thank you note. In short, Project 2025 murders unit cohesion.” — Highly decorated senior special ops officer and instructor at one of the military’s premier educational institutions “I am gratified beyond words that such a highly decorated senior officer would cho ..read more

From: (Active Duty Military Officer’s E-mail Address Withheld) Subject: Thank you for the honesty about Project 2025 Date: April 14, 2024 at 12:20:08 AM MDT To: Information Weinstein <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org> Dear Mr. Weinstein, First, thank you for your recent article expose on the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Second, a small bit about me. I am a senior military officer with significant combatant command experience downrange in the sandbox. I have completed multiple combat tours in the Area of Responsibility (AOR) in command of special operations wa ..read more

“Most voters are completely unaware of an impossibly wretched set of policy proposals developed by a slew of ignoble right-wing entities but spearheaded by the ultra-conservative, MAGA-worshipping Heritage Foundation. … It’s called ‘Project 2025.’ Its official name is ‘The Presidential Transition Project.’” “… Just LOOK at the mind-blowing hellscape of what is left of America if this wickedly evil, anti-Constitutional, anti-democratic, and wholly fundamentalist Christian nationalist screed, born from the ignominious depths of the shameful, stinking MAGA womb, is EVER allowed to be wielded like ..read more

“[T]he coin designs in question were not approved by the Marine Corps. After communication with the vendor, we have been assured that THE VENDOR HAS WITHDRAWN THE COINS FROM THE MARKETPLACE and has DESTROYED ITS REMAINING STOCK.” — Letter from U.S. Marine Corps Trademark Counsel to MRFF Click to read ..read more