Posted on 06/08/2013 6:22:45 AM PDT by Kaslin
The U.S. Air Force directed a military base to remove a video tribute to First Sergeants because it mentioned the word ‘God’ and might be offensive to atheists or Muslims.
The tribute was created by a chaplain at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The chaplain wrote a poem titled, “God Created A First Sergeant.” It was later adapted into a video with a narration.
The video was modeled after the Dodge Ram Super Bowl commercial titled, “God Created A Farmer.”
“On the eighth day, God looked down on His creation and said, ‘I need someone who will take care of the Airmen,’” the tribute read. “So God created a First Sergeant.”
Chaplain leadership at the base signed off on the project as well as other base officials and earlier this week the video was posted on YouTube. But it was soon taken down after other officers objected.
“Proliferation of religion is not allowed in the Air Force or military,” wrote the chief of the Air Force News Service Division in an email I obtained. “How would an Agnostic, Atheist or Muslim serving in the military take this video?”
“I would not recommend using this at all,” the chief wrote.
He also took issue with the wording of the video, according to the emails.
“The choice of ‘On the Eighth day’ verbiage to begin this video is highly suggestive from the book of Genesis in the Bible and has Christian overtones,” he wrote.
An Air Force spokesperson told Fox News the video was removed for a legal review.
“The Air Force removed the ‘God Created a First Sergeant’ video from the official Joint Base McGuire Dix YouTube site to evaluate whether it is consistent with official Air Force guidance, to include whether it meets official guidance governing religious neutrality in the Air Force as prescribed in Air Force Instruction 1-1, Air Force Culture,” spokesperson Ann Stefanek said in a statement.
A source with knowledge of the incident tells me that the video was made to simply honor First Sergeants. The chaplain had written the poem several months ago and it was recently turned into a multimedia presentation.
The decision to censor the video comes less than a week after the Military Religious Freedom Foundation ordered the Air Force to remove an inspirational painting from Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
The painting included a reference to a Bible verse in the Gospel of Matthew, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
The Air Force complied with those demands and less than one hour after MRFF founder Mikey Weinstein filed the complaint, the painting was removed.
An Airman who reached out to Fox News said Air Force leadership is “hypersensitive to anyone who says they feel like their rights are being violated.”
“It’s extremely frustrating,” the Airman said. “The Air Force is living in fear of Mikey Weinstein.”
The Airman, who asked not to be identified because he feared being disciplined, said many people are furious over the censorship of the chaplain’s video.
“If our chaplains cannot speak the name of God, let alone Christ, why have them?” he asked. “I’ve towed the company line for years but this has pushed me too far to sit quietly while personal liberties are trampled upon.”
The Airman said in recent months they have been reminded that they cannot proselytize and they cannot share their faith on the installation.
“We are strongly discouraged from having any kind of Christian items on our desks or in our offices,” he said.
I can see the reasoning in this decision. However, if the USAF prohibits the reading of “High Flight” or the show of it on USAF bases I will be offended and make my presence known.
This Mikey Weinstein sure sounds like a real POS.
The Constitution mandates that the President elect take this oath.
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
George Washington added the words, “so help me God”. All Presidents since have added those words.
A statute requires representatives in Congress to take this oath.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
A statute also requires Commissioned military personnel to take an oath.
"I solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion: So help me God."
The oath for enlisted military personnel repeats the preceding affirmation, "that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,"
and concludes with,
"I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
The subtle distinction between officer oath and enlisted oath is that officers are bound to disobey any order that violates our Constitution, while enlisted personnel are bound to obey only lawful orders.
I’m guessing that the Airman’s Hymn is also now verboten.
Wrong, Air Force leadership is “hypersensitive to to only non Christians who say they feel like their rights are being violated.”
There is no “leadership” in the AF anymore. The Leaders left with LeMay’s generation..all we have now are fags and hags.
Thanks for posting this clip. I haven’t seen that since I was a kid. Just before the National Anthem and then the test pattern.
Romans 1:28
One day, as they kneel before Jesus Christ, these people are going to realize that Muslims and atheists aren’t the ones they should have worried about offending.
guess they don’t care about offending christians by removing the video and the traditional story.
The USA is really sliding downhill like an express train.
Will it ever get to the point where it is no longer worth fighting for? Is Afghanistan worth it? We lost many heroes in Iraq, for what, mass murders are going on as we speak, while the Chinese are benefitting from their oil. The military allows homosexuals and women to fight our battles as they move up the chain of command. Bottom line who’d want their sons or grandsons to fight under these conditions, to be under a Liar in Chief as Obama?
Hate for God is a sure ticket to hell.
It is difficult for our mortal minds to except but every conceivable sin is forgivable. Except for one - the rejection of God.
accept*
psssss!
Thanks Kaslin.
And here is a link to an article about a Master Sergeant in the Army Band at Ft. Myer, VA, who is under attack by his openly homosexual commanding officer for his Christian beliefs
Every iota of shit such as this comes from the top. And from the top, I am referring to and mean the occupier of the White House, a/k/a the parasite’s choice.
Same here; I grew up in the 60’s.....
I will not say what I really feel concerning today’s military censoring Christianity just because of ONE complainer......
Communist Goals (1963) Congressional Record—Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963
#28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.” (I think we can substitute “military” here.)
http://rense.com/general32/americ.htm
“...it mentioned the word ‘God’ and might be offensive to atheists or Muslims. ...”
Gee... last time I checked, we spent the last 85 years training our people to fight an Atheist Empire and totalitarian Moslem fanatics.
Now, we’re worried about “Offending” them?
The True Terrorists (aka Enemies Within) have won.. Hail Beelzabub
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