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Rit is a pastor, author, blogger, former Army Ranger with the 82nd Airborne Division, concerned citizen and unashamed Christian. Rit holds a B.A. from The Citadel, an M.Div. from Campbell University, a Th.M. from Duke University, and a D.Min. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
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<> on May 25, 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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When this article, about the outrage over the Air Force Academy’s football team praying before a game, came to my attention, I wasn’t the least bit surprised. Every Christian in America should know the name of who’s behind the outrage: Mikey Weinstein.

He’s one of the most egregious violators of religious freedom in our nation. He’s also something of a paradox. He’s a respected lawyer who perverts justice. He’s an activist bully who whines about all things Christian.

“Whine-stein” honorably served our military, but he dishonorably seeks to stifle the faith expression of millions of American servicemen and women. He’s proud of his Air Force career, but he attacks his alma-mater, the Air Force Academy, for something the vast majority of Americans would be proud of, namely, voluntary moments of prayer.

Weinstein has made it his goal to stamp out any semblance of Christianity in government, and he has certainly followed through with his convictions. He formed the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and the Freedom From Religion Foundation as vehicles of his venomous anti-Christian zeal. Yet, as intelligent as he is, there are glaring inconsistencies in his arguments, some of which are reflected in the article linked above.

First, Mikey argues that such prayers are:

“…a putrid example of fundamentalist Christian supremacy, triumphalism and exceptionalism and it has to stop.”

Really? Seems like the only group consistently getting its arse kicked in the American culture war is Christianity. LGBT activists can, with government support, force Christian businesses to close or participate in same-sex ceremonies, but Christians can’t even put up a nativity scene on courthouse grounds without Weinstein-ites messing their holiday jammies. Muslims can shoot up innocent civilians, and, unbelievably, Weinstein will come to their defense (you’ve got to read this) and blame the incident on “non-stop fundamentalist Christian proselytization.”

Such an argument is, to borrow Mikey’s words, a putrid example of secular fundamentalism and it has to stop. In Mikey’s bigoted world, secularists can not only proselytize, they can engage in government endorsed subjugation via litigation. His is the worst type of bigotry and hypocrisy precisely because he’s truly blind to it.

Second, Mikey and his followers believe that:

“…players join in the team prayers, even if they are not comfortable doing so, for fear of potential punishment should they decline.”

Are you kidding me? Fear of punishment? There is no better time in U.S. history to bash Christians and force them into the closet than today. Exhibit A – If you’re an athlete in a macho sport, like football or basketball, and you come out of the closet to announce your LGBT orientation, you’ll be celebrated in pop culture and get a personal congrats from POTUS. However, if you wear your Christianity on your sleeve, our pop-culture and/or POTUS will have little use for you. In short, Mikey’s argument that people feel intimidated by Christians is a bunch of nonsense. If anyone should feel intimidated today, it should be Christians.

The great irony in this is that Christians are the majority, which brings us to the next inconsistency.

Secularists demand that minority groups should have the right to freely express their religious beliefs. However, it’s a different standard for the majority religion. For Christians, not only do they lack the ability to overtly express their religion, they must also refrain from any visual or audible offense to non-Christians. Thus, Air Force Academy cadets can’t pray while wearing their football uniforms. As Weinstein states:

“They’re members of the military and they are under different rules.”

If that’s the case, Mikey, then gather your liberal friends at NPR and explain to us why you’re OK with the U.S. Military allowing religious headgear to accommodate a handful of Sikhs that are serving in the Army?

Christianity is the best thing that ever happened to America, and our nation will prove that one way or another. Either we will continue down our current path of societal dysfunction, which will end in societal destruction, or we’ll come to our senses and begin to embrace the values which made our nation great—values rooted in Christian theology.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. (Proverbs 1:7)

Loki Loc: Georgia

I do not claim to be a Christian. As a non-believer, I think I can take a more objective viewpoint, since it is not my ox being gored.
"Freedom From Religion" INVARIABLY means "freedom from Christianity. No other religion, even Islam which is so hostile to America, comes under such vicious attack. I have never seen the media attack Islam, or Hinduism or Buddhism, or any other ism at all, much less with the enthusiasm they reserve for Christian targets, and the more fundamentalist, the better.

iFrank Loc: San Antonio

Great post, the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth. :thumbup:

iFrank Loc: San Antonio

I like your response, an honest observation. :thumbup:

Loki Loc: Georgia

I don't have a dog in the fight, but in a way I do, because Atheists want to force feed their beliefs to everyone else. I didn't say I was an Atheist, just not a Christian.

Rufus Loc: Deep South

Agreed and also a good post by NPP.