Updates from The Military Religious Freedom Foundation
News December 10th, 2008An unexpected response to the production of Constantine’s Sword, we would like to share with you, was the founding of The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a clearinghouse for reports of religious prejudice by men and women serving in the US Armed Forces. Mikey Weintsein, who appears in the film with his son Casey, felt compelled to start the organization when he saw their story in the context of a long history of the terrible events that have followed the coming together of religious zealotry and military power, as shown in the movie.
Many of the thousands of letters and emails they receive support the concerns we present, in our account of recent events at the US Air Force Academy, and suggest that the phenomenon has spread to all branches of the Armed Forces.
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LETTER RECEIVED BY THE MILITARY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUNDATION:
“Imagine yourself arriving to your local veterans administration office for help. You have served in fierce combat, been awarded medals and have been taxed physically by your time in the military. You happen to see a placard and frame of religious rhetoric. Your interest is piqued! You read the display. Your face goes from relatively slack to a faint scowl. That country you are in this office for, injured or otherwise, tells you that it is all for Jesus, because of Jesus. The flag you love and almost lost your life for and watched your buddies die for has been devoted to a religion you do not follow. Remember your Jewish buddy in basic? What about that Hindu soldier that helped pull you to safety after you were wounded? Why is that allowed to happen? Well, walk around a little more. You will find more to be distraught about… Shouldn’t the military remain neutral on these matters? How about a placard of a memorial to those fallen, regardless of faith?
–(Name and rank withheld) United States Army Soldier, 2 combat tours in Iraq” ??????????? ??????? ? ???????? ????????
January 8th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
My wife and I have watched Constantine’s Sword twice with our teenaged children; our children were dumbfounded, enraged even. For ourselves it was merely sad resignation. Popular opinion espouses that Americans are much like Canadians, but if you look to the soul of the ‘moral majority’ in the U.S. it’s a scary view. As much as Canadians might want to side with Americans, the Americans have made this just about impossible, with their crusade-like posturing on just about every foreign involvement. The endless anti-Muslim rhetoric in the US has become hypocritical to say the least. And Muslim charges of an American war against Muslims have been given considerable credence by the Bush administration. What we find most galling is the flagrant disregard by the American government, and the people, of their own constitution. One gets the impression that the American constitution is much like a cafeteria where people can simply choose only that which appeals to them and leave the rest. On the global stage, the Americans cram democracy down the throats of foreign governments, while at home the various amendments to their own constitution are picked over and tossed out or embraced, depending on the situation, (sounds a bit like the church, eh?). e.g. the American constitution clearly separates the church from state, while in reality the American government is guided by the church, so this amendment is mostly ignored. Yet the same constitution states, ‘A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms…’, is religiously (sorry) observed as a right for any citizen to own a gun, and just try opposing that one. Mr. Carroll is quite accurate in his analogy of religion being a sea of gasoline requiring only a spark to send the planet on it’s way to armageddon; on this side we have the Muslims who, after the match, will be relaxing with a roomfull of virgins, while on the other side, the Americans will be carefully guided by their coach, God. Hmmm, we could be in for a long afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!
January 19th, 2009 at 6:15 am
I recently watch a film called by James Carroll called Constantine’s Sword.
This film covers the tragic persecution of Jews by the Catholic Church and Christians. Constantin’s Sword points out how the Pope could have prevented the Nazi slaughter of the Jews, but remained complacent. The film also covers many incidents of Jewish persecution that most Christians are not aware of.
The film also makes a rather inaccurate claim and assertion. The claim is we are in danger of an Evangelical assault on Jews, and the totally inaccurate assertion is George W. Bush may pose a threat to Jews.
The truth is many if not most Evangelicals believe Israel must be supported in order for Revelation to take place so Jesus will come back. http://alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/19/constantines-sword
May 25th, 2009 at 4:42 am
I really am saddened by hatred. I believe in Jesus but i also believe we are all sons and daughters of God.
July 14th, 2011 at 1:32 am
I UNDERSTAND MISTS OF AVALON HVE A CONNECTION WITH THA
CONSTANTINE,S APPEARTION OF THE SWORD IN THE SKAY WHICH IS THE SIGN OF THE CROSS I HAVE VISION OF THE SAME THING.
I CARRY THIS KNOWLEDGE INSIDE ME AND MY SOUL I AM LOOKING
FOR SOME WISE PEOPLE TO RAISE CONSTANTINE’S LEGEND ONCE AGAIN. IN THE WORLD TO BRING WORLD PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE FREE. FROM EAST TO WEST FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FREE MAN (ALMADI) .COME
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