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Looks like Mikey Whinestein is at it again. He wants inspirational dogtags to be verboten to the troops.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/01\/19\/anti-religion-group-seeks-to-deny-troops-inspirational-dog-tags\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 When America sends her men and women into harm\u2019s way, she is duty-bound to ensure those brave men and women are equipped for battle.<\/p>\n Our military is obligated to prepare our troops for the rigors of combat \u2014 physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. But in its latest attack on religious freedom in our military, the\u00a0Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF)<\/a>, actually seeks to undercut our troops\u2019 spiritual readiness by denying them the ability to obtain replica dog tags with Bible verses inscribed on them. This is both legally and morally wrong.<\/p>\n Recent events and headlines serve to remind us that tensions remain high in the Persian Gulf region. In response, the U.S. is\u00a0increasing its military presence<\/a>\u00a0in the region, with more on the way. Within the coming weeks and months, thousands of American troops will leave their families and loved ones to head \u201cdownrange\u201d in order to protect our nation. – article<\/p>\n The maker of these replica dogtags donates them to the troops. The recipients can choose to accept them or refuse them, as they are under no obligation to accept them.<\/p>\n Isn\u2019t that what religious freedom means? Choice is a personal matter, isn\u2019t it? Something about \u2018you have a choice\u2026.\u2019 must be escaping Whinestein\u2019s withered mind. These are donated, not mandatory, but Whinestein has been so demanding about denying the offer to the troops that the Pentagon brass knuckled under on it. It seems to me that, if the troops want them, they should be able to have them, especially if they are donated. But they can refuse them if they don’t want them, right?\u00a0 It’s really none of his business, in this case.<\/p>\n Read the article. Maybe it\u2019s time someone clamped down on Mikey’s sanctimonious backside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"