Debunking David Barton's Jefferson Lies (because they still need to be debunked)
Over the last couple of weeks, I've seen a number of articles about pseudo-historian David Barton's "comeback." My first thought upon seeing these articles was "what comeback?" You have to go away to...
View ArticlePentagon Assures Anti-Religious-Freedom Coalition That Rumor THEY Started...
This is one for the 'you just can't make this crap up' file.There is a recently-formed coalition of anti-gay Christian organizations calling itself the "Restore Military Religious Freedom Coalition."...
View ArticlePentagon Leaders Met with Collaborator of Preacher who Proposed "Military...
A few weeks ago, Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association (AFA), sent out an email blast that began:AFA meets with Air Force - my report to youSeptember 19, 2013Dear Friend,The...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Military "Religious Freedom" Poster Boy Really Could Be...
On September 6, 2013, the Family Research Council (FRC) launched a petition to "Protect Sergeant Phillip Monk from Air Force Court Martial." Incredibly, just over a month later, on October 12, the very...
View ArticleTo Swear or Not to Swear: The Founders' Original Intent for Military Oaths
Six years ago, when I first started working as a researcher for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), I assumed that the work I'd been doing debunking lies about American history and my...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Air Force Academy: The Lies Used by Jay Sekulow to Defend...
Last month, to issues regarding cadets at the Air Force Academy being forced to say "so help me God" when taking oaths came up.The first, which got little media attention, was that cadets were sent an...
View ArticleEmails to MRFF from Two Very Different Kinds of Christians
As the Senior Research Director for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), I read a lot of emails that come into the foundation -- emails from supporters, from people asking for our help,...
View ArticleMRFF Demands the Immediate Dismissal of "Ex-Gay" Counselor from Air Force...
As reported by the Colorado Springs Independent, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) today sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning demanding that Dr. Mike Rosebush...
View ArticleAn $88,000 Piano for an Army Chapel? What Military Cutbacks?
Apparently, military cutbacks don't apply to church music.Sebastian Sprenger at Inside Defense reports that the Department of Defense has just spent $88,000 for a Steinway piano for a chapel at Fort...
View ArticleAir Force Base Lights Menorah -- Too Little, Too Late
Last Thursday night, Travis Air Force Base in California held its annual Christmas tree lighting. In a lame attempt to avoid complaints of not being religiously inclusive, a small menorah was included...
View ArticleRep. Fleming: NDAA Religious Freedom Language Not a "Touchdown" -- New...
Back in June, when the House passed its first version of the FY14 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the anti-gay crowd was doing a victory dance over the fact that the House version of the...
View ArticleHistory According to Mike Huckabee: How a Book of Political Satire Saved...
I initially started writing this post with the intent of posting it on Christmas, but since we lost the war on Christmas once again this year, I had to do all that stupid Christmas stuff like buying...
View ArticleLiberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford Spreads Fear and Misinformation at Air...
On February 27 and 28, the Air Force Academy held its annual National Character & Leadership Symposium, an event described as "one of the nation's premier symposia in the field of character and...
View ArticleTwo Years Ago Today, the 'Least Credible History Book in Print' was Published
This post is an updated version of a post I wrote on this same date last year, which, not surprisingly, was titled "One Year Ago Today, the 'Least Credible History Book in Print' was Published."(I am...
View ArticlePentagon to Join in "One Voice United in Prayer" -On Separate Days in...
Next Thursday, May 1, is the National Day of Prayer -- that abhorrently unconstitutional congressionally mandated day each year when our government tells us all that we should pray.Now, the...
View ArticleNo, Megyn Kelly, Mikey Weinstein is NOT an Atheist
As a former attorney, Fox News's Megyn Kelly should know full well what defamation is, and she should know full well that what she repeatedly said on last Thursday's episode of her show The Kelly File...
View ArticleNational Day of Prayer 2014 Postmortem — U.S. Military Endorses Calling Obama...
Last Thursday, despite being in violation of a plethora of its own regulations, the Department of Defense allowed a whole bunch of uniformed military personnel to participate in Shirley Dobson's...
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Hobby Lobby Proudly Displays "Jefferson" Quote (that's actually from Madison...
No, Hobby Lobby, that quote on your website is NOT from Thomas Jefferson! And, furthermore, the document it comes from -- which was written by James Madison -- is a list of some of the best arguments...
View ArticleMikey Weinstein Makes Students at Patrick Henry College Think -- School...
On Friday, September 26, Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), appeared at a very unlikely venue -- Patrick Henry College (PHC).For those...
View ArticleUS Air Force: God Has Already Decided Which DoD Contractors Will Get Contracts
Well, it seems that when it comes to who will be awarded defense contracts, the Air Force has a message for potential bidders -- God has already decided who will "prosper" and be given "hope and a...
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