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Air Force has meltdown over name of Christ

Posted on 02/05/2015 2:01:33 PM PST by yoe

The Air Force Reserve Command is threatening to censor a report about a reservist and his family who spend their Christmas holidays each year on humanitarian trips – most recently visiting Guatemala and providing medical treatment for indigenous people.

The threat is drawing outrage from the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, which has dispatched a letter to the military that not only is the article acceptable, to censor it would be to allow a “heckler’s veto” to control expression, “something that the Supreme Court has explicitly rejected.”

(the article) features Senior Master Sgt. Larry Gallo, who with his wife, Yvonne, and daughters, Daizha and Paree, have made similar humanitarian trips for several years.

The article mentions that “Christ” is part of the name of the group that organized the trip, and a pastor went along.

The mention prompted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to object that the military was endorsing a specific religion.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mikeyweinstein; mrff; usaf
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Oh for the love of Pete!!! Christ; Our Lord; God; Yahweh; Jehovah; Allah; Ishvara; Parvardigar;.......and many other names that refer to the Almighty. Why these idiots get their pants in a wad every time Christians use their reference to the Almighty.......who feeds these organizations?
1 posted on 02/05/2015 2:01:33 PM PST by yoe
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To: yoe
This guy is in BIG trouble:


2 posted on 02/05/2015 2:06:40 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Rules!)
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To: yoe

Mikey Weinstein must be in the shadows once again.


3 posted on 02/05/2015 2:07:58 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: yoe

There is only one solution.

Find the heckler, wrap up his objection into a not very civilized wad, and cram it up his Obamahole.

This is not a suggestion.


4 posted on 02/05/2015 2:10:32 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: yoe

Obama the Caliph commands it.


5 posted on 02/05/2015 2:10:56 PM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: yoe

At what point did freedom OF religion become freedom FROM religion?


6 posted on 02/05/2015 2:13:22 PM PST by GMMC0987
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To: zot

Anti-Christianity of the USAF continues to dive into the depths of Satan rather than soar into the wild blue yonder and Heaven.


7 posted on 02/05/2015 2:13:40 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: yoe
This is the way it's been going in the Air Force for years now. Heck, when I was a Chapel Management back in the 1980s/90s, everyone was "encouraged" not to use the name of Jesus in their prayers as it might offend someone.

Now look at what's happening. The Air Force hierarchy is definitely "anti-Christian." Makes me glad I got out when I did.

8 posted on 02/05/2015 2:14:21 PM PST by ducttape45
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To: yoe

9 posted on 02/05/2015 2:14:52 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: yoe

This must really annoy them.

10 posted on 02/05/2015 2:24:43 PM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: ducttape45

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11 posted on 02/05/2015 2:34:08 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

This guy can kiss his military career goodbye. I used to work at a military hospital, thank goodness I retired BEFORE our current oval office POS was sworn into office. I would have been fired for sure, but even then, I could see the changes that were beginning to take place, and knew they weren’t for the good.


12 posted on 02/05/2015 2:54:52 PM PST by kagnew
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To: yoe

I like the “heckler’s veto” line. Identify the problem, promote the solution... Not one more HECKLER VETO in a FREE COUNTRY.


13 posted on 02/05/2015 2:57:00 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: yoe

The last three names refer to the false gods of Islam, Zoroastrianism and a wide variety of meanings in Hindu, including Special Self.

Perhaps Mikey Weinstein would like to explain how this family’s activities force military personnel into Christianity?


14 posted on 02/05/2015 2:58:00 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: yoe

A very nice article linked to. Wondering if someone can supply the link to the censorship / opposing so we can share this.


15 posted on 02/05/2015 3:02:38 PM PST by NoNAIS (Yet another Government program not needed.)
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To: GMMC0987

I once answered an atheist who yelled at me about his freedom from religion and I replied by asking him why didn’t I enjoy freedom from his lack of it?


16 posted on 02/05/2015 3:07:08 PM PST by MeganC (You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
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To: GMMC0987

It started with Madeline Murray O’Hare, but has really taken off under Obama, and I venture to say it will only get worse.


17 posted on 02/05/2015 3:09:56 PM PST by kagnew
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To: yoe

homo’s are out of the closet and having nasty parades on base, but Christianity must be censored and hidden away


18 posted on 02/05/2015 4:13:33 PM PST by GeronL
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To: kagnew

I often wonder, when the atheists came for Madaline Murray O’Hair with their strangling cords and chainsaws, if her last words were “OH MY GOD!” or “Oh My Me!”


19 posted on 02/05/2015 5:04:47 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: yoe
Definitely not the USAF I joined 49 years ago!
20 posted on 02/05/2015 5:06:51 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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