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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nLittle Mikey Weinstein and his misnamed Military Religious Freedom Foundation<\/a> have set their sights on U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa’s “Missing Man” table display which happens to contain a bible, according to Stars & Stripes<\/a>;<\/p>\n The dispute over the display began when a group of sailors, Marines and Department of Defense civilian employees stationed on Okinawa reached out to MRFF, asking for help get the Bible removed, according to Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the MRFF.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “A group”, huh? Yeah, I believe Mikey-poo.<\/p>\n MRFF lawyers then sent a complaint to [Rear Adm. Paul Pearigen, Navy Medicine West commander], citing the First Amendment\u2019s Establishment Clause. The lawyers argued that the First Amendment not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion but also prohibits government actions that favor one religion over another. They also cited DOD and Navy regulations.<\/p>\n Pearigen refused to remove the book. Weinstein and MRFF asked that Pearigen reconsider and asked that holy books of other religions be displayed.<\/p>\n The official Navy or Defense Department stance on Bibles being included in POW\/MIA \u201cMissing Man\u201d table displays remains unclear. However, a report on the Navy\u2019s website from 2014 describes the Bible as being an official part of the display.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I’m waiting for Mikey to explain how “religious freedom” means interfering with some folks’ expression of their faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"