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MRFF Receives Gratitude from Kathy Gannon, Internationally Lauded Canadian Journalist and Former News Dir. for the AP in Afghanistan and Pakistan: “Mikey it takes remarkable courage for you and your o... Kathy M. Gannon is an internationally acclaimed Canadian journalist and former news director for the Associated Press in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She is currently based in Pakistan. In 2014, while re...

MRFF Receives Gratitude from Kathy Gannon, Internationally Lauded Canadian Journalist and Former News Dir. for the AP in Afghanistan and Pakistan: “Mikey it takes remarkable courage for you and your organization[…]”

MS NOW’s Ali Velshi Covers MRFF in Superb Segment on the Dangerous Infusion of Religion into the Iran War by Commanders Pushing End-Times Prophecy “To the extent that you turn it into a religious war, you almost guarantee your own defeat.” — MS NOW (MSNBC) military analyst U.S. Army Col. Jack Jacobs (ret.) on Velshi Click to read

MS NOW’s Ali Velshi Covers MRFF in Superb Segment on the Dangerous Infusion of Religion into the Iran War by Commanders Pushing End-Times Prophecy
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30 Democratic Congress Members Urge DoD Inspector General to Investigate MRFF Clients’ Complaints of Commanders Framing Iran War as End-Times Prophecy “We must ensure that military operations are guided by facts and the law, not end-times prophecy and extreme religious beliefs.” — Letter from thirty Democratic members of Congress, led by Reps. Jared...

30 Democratic Congress Members Urge DoD Inspector General to Investigate MRFF Clients’ Complaints of Commanders Framing Iran War as End-Times Prophecy
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Viral International Media Coverage of MRFF’s Revelation that End-Times-Happy Commanders are Telling Troops Iran War is Part of God’s Plan to Bring Jesus Back From the email heard round the world: “This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be ‘afraid’ as to what is happening with our combat operations i...

Viral International Media Coverage of MRFF’s Revelation that End-Times-Happy Commanders are Telling Troops Iran War is Part of God’s Plan to Bring Jesus Back
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MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ “This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our...

MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ
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MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Interviewed for The Good Men Project: “Command Pressure, Christian Nationalism, and AI-Driven Militarization” “When you start viewing the military as a praetorian guard meant to serve Caesar rather than the Constitution, something fundamental has gone wrong.” — MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein, inte...

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Interviewed for The Good Men Project: “Command Pressure, Christian Nationalism, and AI-Driven Militarization”
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A recently retired VA physician writes: “The white Christian nationalist agenda has infiltrated even the medical care system … Thankfully, MRFF is fighting hard for veterans … and also for VA staff.” From: (Name withheld)Subject: Thank you to MRFF from recently retired VA primary care physicianDate: February 19, 2026 at 8:39:24 PM MSTTo: Mikey Weinstein mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.orgDear Mikey...

A recently retired VA physician writes: “The white Christian nationalist agenda has infiltrated even the medical care system … Thankfully, MRFF is fighting hard for veterans … and also for VA staff.”

MRFF Condemns Hegseth’s Latest Pentagon Christian Worship Service with Personal Pastor Who Says Women Shouldn’t Vote or be in Leadership Roles [New Video from Mikey Weinstein] In a CNN interview last August, Christian nationalist pastor Douglas Wilson proclaimed, among other outrageously misogynistic things, that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote or serve in combat or lead...

MRFF Condemns Hegseth’s Latest Pentagon Christian Worship Service with Personal Pastor Who Says Women Shouldn’t Vote or be in Leadership Roles [New Video from Mikey Weinstein]
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MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Interviewed by International Policy Digest on “Christian Nationalism and the Crisis in the U.S. Military” “We are in a domestic war against Christian nationalism—the jet fuel of MAGA. We saw this trajectory in the early 2000s and take no pleasure in being correct. It is now everywhere.” “Within the U.S...

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Interviewed by International Policy Digest on “Christian Nationalism and the Crisis in the U.S. Military”
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Military.com Covers MRFF: Hegseth’s DOW Christian Service Draws Dozens of Complaints From MRFF Clients: Members and Contractors “Every time does this, we get more and more people screeching.” “Today, I had someone tell me that their section chief, who was an SES -level civilian, said, ‘Look, the boss wants it. You don't ha...

Military.com Covers MRFF: Hegseth’s DoW Christian Service Draws Dozens of Complaints from MRFF Clients: Members and Contractors
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Retired Air Force officer, USAFA grad, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, writes: “MRFF is needed more than ever now, as Mikey and his team understand the challenges those in uniform face. We cannot just g... From: (MRFF client’s name withheld)Subject: Statement in support of MRFFDate: February 13, 2026 at 2:57:24 PM MSTTo: info@militaryreligiousfreedom.org, mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.orgI wanted to re...

Retired Air Force officer, USAFA grad, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, writes: “MRFF is needed more than ever now, as Mikey and his team understand the challenges those in uniform face. We cannot just go to HR and file a grievance.”

In a thank you note after hearing Mikey Weinstein speak, a MRFF supporter writes: “I pay close attention to people who live with conviction and courage—people like you—because it gives me hope” From: (name withheld)Subject: Just a thank youDate: February 10, 2026 at 1:34:35 PM MSTTo: mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org Dear Mr. Weinstein,I attended last night’s Veterans for Peace meeting—m...

In a thank you note after hearing Mikey Weinstein speak, a MRFF supporter writes: “I pay close attention to people who live with conviction and courage—people like you—because it gives me hope”

Viral Media Coverage of MRFF’s Shocking Revelation that Troops are Being Pressured by MAGA Military Commanders to See “Melania” Movie Raw Story, The Daily Beast, International Business Times UK, Irish Star, San Francisco Chronicle, and more! “People are scared. They were pressured to see the movie. Your military superior, that's ...

Viral Media Coverage of MRFF’s Shocking Revelation that Troops are Being Pressured by MAGA Military Commanders to See “Melania” Movie
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MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein on The Thom Hartmann Program — VA Chaplains Can’t Mention Alex Pretti; Troops Pressured to See “Melania” “We are at the point now where you actually have to do something. You can’t just sit back, circulate blood, reflect light, and breathe!” — MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein on The Thom Hartma...

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein on The Thom Hartmann Program — VA Chaplains Can’t Mention Alex Pretti; Troops Pressured to See “Melania”
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MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Condemns Ban on Massachusetts VA Chaplains Mentioning Slain VA Nurse Alex Pretti in New Article by Frederick Clarkson “It is inhuman, unconscionable, and unconstitutional to silence VA chaplains,” Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), said in an interview. “This is propelling...

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Condemns Ban on Massachusetts VA Chaplains Mentioning Slain VA Nurse Alex Pretti in New Article by Frederick Clarkson
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MRFF Swamped with Complaints as MAGA Military Commanders Pressure Service Members to See “Melania” Movie “... Our unit commander requires active participation from our unit members at what he determines to be official ‘Unit Activity Events’ or UAEs which are supposed to create a bond within our combat un...

MRFF Swamped with Complaints as MAGA Military Commanders Pressure Service Members to See “Melania” Movie
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MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Castigates VA Secretary Doug Collins for Blaming VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti’s Murder on Minnesota Officials [New Video from Mikey Weinstein] Mikey Weinstein responds in new video to Doug Collins's sickening, Trump-loyalist response to Alex Pretti’s murder by MAGA forces. Click to read and watch

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Castigates VA Secretary Doug Collins for Blaming VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti’s Murder on Minnesota Officials [New Video from Mikey Weinstein]
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MRFF VICTORY!!! MRFF Gets Swift Action to Stop Military Supervisor who Opened Briefing by Asking for Show of Hands from Those Saved by the Blood Of Jesus “Our military unit supervisor here at (installation name withheld) started off the first mission briefing of the new year by asking for a show of hands as to which attending military members have been...

MRFF VICTORY!!! MRFF Gets Swift Action to Stop Military Supervisor who Opened Briefing by Asking for Show of Hands from Those Saved by the Blood Of Jesus
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Barn Raiser Features MRFF in a Look Back at “Five Seismic Shocks” from Pete Hegseth’s Horrifying First Year as Secretary of Defense “I look at the calendar, I can see it is December 30, 2025, but it feels like December 30, 1933, in Germany.” — MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein, quoted by Barn Raiser “Trump’s firing of ...

Barn Raiser Features MRFF in a Look Back at “Five Seismic Shocks” from Pete Hegseth’s Horrifying First Year as Secretary of Defense
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Military.com covers MRFF Clients’ Revelation that Hegseth’s Pentagon Christian Worship Service “Invites” are Now Being Sent to Defense Contractors “his invitation for his latest monthly grotesque distortion of the Constitution obliterates the requisite good order, morale, discipline and unit cohesion, which comprises that compelling government i...

Military.com covers MRFF Clients’ Revelation that Hegseth’s Pentagon Christian Worship Service “Invites” are Now Being Sent to Defense Contractors
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MRFF Featured by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) in Must-Read Report on Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist Crusade “America first means one thing. ... It means white first, male first, straight first, and not just Christian first, but Christian nationalist first.” — MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein, quot...

MRFF Featured by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) in Must-Read Report on Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist Crusade
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — MRFF Remembers Dr. King today, as we strive to honor his message through our work every day. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly....

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — MRFF Remembers Dr. King today, as we strive to honor his message through our work every day.

“We Must Protect and Preserve American Religious Freedom” — MRFF Board Member John Compere on Religious Freedom Day, commemorating the day in 1786 when Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute of Religious... “RELIGIOUS  FREEDOM  DAY”  is our national observance on January 16th celebrating America's historic religious freedom (i.e. freedom of belief). It was established in 1993 by Congressional resolution ...

“We Must Protect and Preserve American Religious Freedom” — MRFF Board Member John Compere on Religious Freedom Day, commemorating the day in 1786 when Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was enacted

32 New MRFF Clients Ready to Protest Their Commanders’ Hegseth-Inspired Duty Day Christian Worship Services, Armed with Article 138 “Mr. Weinstein provided an avenue of protest pursuant to UCMJ Article 138. We are collectively intending to pursue this if we are unable to stop these Christian-only prayer services as described above...

32 New MRFF Clients Ready to Protest Their Commanders’ Hegseth-Inspired Duty Day Christian Worship Services, Armed with Article 138
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Beliefnet features MRFF in article on Hegseth’s vow to rid the Chaplain Corps of “woo-woo” beliefs: “Is Pete Hegseth Leading the Military in Christian Nationalism?” “This idea of trying to alter the Chaplain Corps is simply a way to try to buttress and fortify this perspective of racism, Christian nationalism, white exclusivity, triumphalism and exceptionalism – ...

Beliefnet features MRFF in article on Hegseth’s vow to rid the Chaplain Corps of “woo-woo” beliefs: “Is Pete Hegseth Leading the Military in Christian Nationalism?”

MRFF Op-Ed on LA Progressive: “USMMA Now Fully Conquered MAGA Territory — from Charlie Kirk Vigil to Midshipmen Shilling for Trump” Sean Duffy, continuing the complete Christianization of the Academy that began with his resurrection of the giant Jesus painting, posted a Christmas video starring members of the Academy’s class of 20...

MRFF Op-Ed on LA Progressive: “USMMA Now Fully Conquered MAGA Territory — from Charlie Kirk Vigil to Midshipmen Shilling for Trump”

USMMA grad and senior military officer thanks MRFF, advising junior military members: “If religion is the weapon of choice for your workplace bully, MRFF is your best defense.” From: (USMMA grad, senior military officer's name withheld)Subject: The USMMADate: January 8, 2026 at 4:41:37 PM MSTTo: mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org Dear Mikey, Thank you again for address...

USMMA grad and senior military officer thanks MRFF, advising junior military members: “If religion is the weapon of choice for your workplace bully, MRFF is your best defense.”

MRFF Exposes and Vehemently Condemns Duffy’s Use of USMMA Midshipmen as MAGA Political Props in Christian Nationalist, Sycophantic Trump-Worshipping Video “The use of midshipmen in a training environment as political props in videos is egregious. It violates normative concepts of civil military relations and is a disservice to USMMA’s vital mission of t...

MRFF Exposes and Vehemently Condemns Duffy’s Use of USMMA Midshipmen as MAGA Political Props in Christian Nationalist, Sycophantic Trump-Worshipping Video
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The UK’s Daily Mail Spotlights MRFF in Article on Hegseth’s Extreme Christian Nationalism, Quotes Mikey Weinstein in Headline “'What he is doing is multi-generational damage to the US military by attempting to take a sledge-hammer to the essence of the Chaplain Corps.” “'This is a tidal wave of unconstitutional destructio...

The UK’s Daily Mail Spotlights MRFF in Article on Hegseth's Extreme Christian Nationalism, Quotes Mikey Weinstein in Headline
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MRFF Prominently Featured in Military.com “Year in Rewind” Article — from the Firing of Senior Officers to Pentagon Christian Worship Services [WITH NEW VIDEO FROM MIKEY WEINSTEIN] “There is no existence of unit cohesion, you know, good order, morale, discipline. ... They don't exist. And if you don't have that, you don't have lethality. And if you don't have lethality, you don'...

MRFF Prominently Featured in Military.com “Year in Rewind” Article — from the Firing of Senior Officers to Pentagon Christian Worship Services [WITH NEW VIDEO FROM MIKEY WEINSTEIN]
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