Thursday, June 9, 2016
GLENN BECK's THE BLAZE TV HOSTS BOYKIN CRITICIZING MIKEY & MRFF
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES CONTINUES 'BOYKIN BOUNCED' COVERAGE
Military chaplains call on base to renew speaking invitation to outspoken former Army general
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
A group of military chaplains is calling for an about-face after a base in Kansas disinvited retired Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin from a prayer breakfast due to his religious beliefs.
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty sent a letter to Maj. Gen. Wayne Grisby, commander of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, calling on him to reinstate Gen. Boykin's invitation. [...]
STARS AND STRIPES JOINS COVERAGE OF MRFF vs. BOYKIN
Retired military officer disinvited from prayer breakfast
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — A war of words has erupted over a Kansas military base's decision to disinvite a highly decorated retired officer from a prayer breakfast because of complaints about his views on transgender bathrooms and Muslims.
Retired Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin had been scheduled to speak Monday as part of the 1st Infantry Division's "Victory Week." That invitation was rescinded last week after Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, protested to base commander Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby. [...]
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL COVERS BOYKIN STORY RIGHT ON
THEIR DOORSTEP
War of words fought at Fort Riley after controversial speaker is dropped
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Fort Riley has become a verbal battleground in the past week after an outspoken retired Army officer was uninvited from a prayer breakfast at which he was set to speak.
Retired Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin spent 36 years in the U.S. Army, leading the elite Delta Force in attempts to recover hostages in Iran, apprehend Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and track drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Boykin, who later served as a deputy undersecretary of defense under President George W. Bush, has two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and Legion of Merit. [...]
NEWSHOUNDS COVERS MRFF IN 'BOYKIN BOUNCED'
Brian Kilmeade Validates Homophobic, Islamophobic Gen. Boykin’s Attack On The Military Religious Freedom Foundation
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
In the real world, retired General William "Jerry" Boykin is a hate filled, anti-Islam, anti-gay extremist. But in the alternate reality of Fox News, that's just fine because Boykin is a Christian who is being persecuted by one of Fox's favorite targets, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Check out Brian Kilmeade's warm embrace of a "Delta Force Hero." [...]
AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION ATTACKS MRFF OVER
BOYKIN DEMAND
Fort Riley Engages in Religious Discrimination
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin (U.S. Army, Ret.) was invited on March 31 to speak at a prayer breakfast for soldiers on Monday's D-Day anniversary event at Fort Riley, Kansas. General Boykin, a founding member of Delta Force and 36-year veteran, was eager to speak to Fort Riley's young soldiers about the importance of faith to the soldier.
This week, following an angry demand by atheist Mikey Weinstein, which actively stalks General Boykin in his stand for military religious freedom, Fort Riley officials promptly canceled the prayer breakfast, citing "scheduling conflicts." Not only would the event be "rescheduled," but the official said General Boykin would not be invited back as a speaker.[...]
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