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BREITBART ATTACKS MRFF IN POORLY THOUGHT OUT ARTICLE

"Anti-Christian Group
Assails Use of Bible in
Okinawa Military Display"

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D | Breitbart.com
Date: April 11, 2018

Navy officials have opened an investigation regarding the placement of a Bible in a public display about POW/MIAs at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa following formal complaints from an anti-Christian foundation.

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The MRFF was founded by Michael "Mikey" Weinstein in 2005 to oppose the spread of alleged religious intimidation by Christians in the U.S. military but has been described as an anti-Christian bigotry group by the American Family Association, which claims the group itself uses intimidation to remove any reference to Christianity from the public square. The Christian Wire refers to Mikey Weinstein as an "anti-Christian activist" for his war on Christians in the military.

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Mark Stephensen, vice chairman of the National League of POW/MIA Families, said there was "no bias intended" in placing a Bible on a "Missing Man" table, noting the importance of religious faith for sustaining POWs.

"The Bible was always intended to be there," said Stephensen, whose father, a U.S. Air Force Colonel, died in Vietnam. "The POWs held in Hanoi vehemently turned to God for comfort and safety and persistence."

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Click to read on Breitbart.com

FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE's GENERAL COUNSEL, HIRAM SASSER, ATTACKS MRFF ON FOX's "TODD STARNES SHOW"

"Complaining About A Bible On A POW/MIA Tribute Is A New Low"

Monday, April 9, 2018

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First Liberty Institute general counsel Hiram Sasser joined Todd Starnes to explain why "we are doomed" if people like the Military Religious Freedom Foundation are offended by just the sight of a Bible on a tribute to prisoners of war and missing servicemen, part of a long-standing military tradition. Starnes noted there were significant attacks on religious liberty during the Obama administration. Sasser said with a laugh, "You imagine if President Trump found out about this, that someone was complaining about a Bible being on a table? He'd probably put two on the table!"

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