Re: MRRF advocating "military" religion

Bill Flett <[email protected]> Mon, 31 May 2021 08:14:54 -0700
Newsgroups alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.comedy
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On 5/31/2021 8:02 AM, Kurt Nicklas wrote:
> On Mon, 31 May 2021 07:53:16 -0700, Bill Flett <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/31/2021 5:05 AM, Kurt Nicklas wrote:
>>> On Mon, 31 May 2021 06:39:45 -0500, David Hartung
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/30/21 9:23 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>>>> David Hartung <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/30/21 2:25 PM, Rudy Canoza wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/30/2021 6:35 AM, David Hartung wrote:
>>>>>>>> This is at the tome of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation
>>>>>>>> website:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "When one proudly dons a U.S. Military Uniform, there is only one
>>>>>>>> religious symbol: The U.S. Flag. There is only one religious
>>>>>>>> scripture: the American Constitution. Finally, there is only one
>>>>>>>> faith: American patriotism."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It would seem that they are int he business of destroying the First
>>>>>>>> Amendment, rather than defending it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, that's exactly wrong.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is dedicated to
>>>>>>>     ensuring
>>>>>>> that all
>>>>>>>        members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the
>>>>>>> Constitutional
>>>>>>>        guarantees of religious freedom to which they and all Americans
>>>>>>>     are
>>>>>>> entitled
>>>>>>>        by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        MRFF recognizes that military life requires individual
>>>>>>>     adherence to
>>>>>>> shared
>>>>>>>        patriotic principles. MRFF also recognizes the need for
>>>>>>>     military
>>>>>>> personnel to
>>>>>>>        at times temporarily relinquish some Constitutionally granted
>>>>>>>     personal    freedoms for the sake of military discipline and
>>>>>>>     objectives.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        However, MRFF believes that religious faith is a
>>>>>>>     Constitutionally
>>>>>>> guaranteed
>>>>>>>        freedom that must never be compromised, except in the most
>>>>>>>     limited of    military circumstances, because of its fundamental
>>>>>>>     importance to the    preservation of the American nation and the
>>>>>>>     American way of life.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        Additionally, MRFF adheres strongly to the principle that
>>>>>>>     religious
>>>>>>> faith is
>>>>>>>        a deeply personal matter, and that no American has the right to
>>>>>>> question
>>>>>>>        another American’s beliefs as long as they do not unwontedly
>>>>>>>     intrude
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>        public space or the privacy or safety of another individual.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/about/our-mission/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They are staunch, stalwart defenders of the first amendment against
>>>>>>> the attacks on it by theocratic Taliban-like extremists like you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yet they seem to thrive on restricting the religious exercise of
>>>>>> military members.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>        "Military members" AGREE to sacrifice their
>>>>> religious obligations when enlisting.
>>>>
>>>> Oh? Please explain.
>>>
>>> Hollowman knows nothing about the military. I serviced [sic] in the Army
>>
>> You serviced all the non-comms and warrant officers, I imagine.
> 
> "You just conceded defeat again.  I'll add it to the list.  I've
> instructed you on that before."

Yes, and now you've conceded defeat once *again*.