Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Defense bill targets religious freedom group for its advocacy work

Defense bill targets religious freedom group for its advocacy work

‘any decision as a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by MRFF without the authority of the Secretary of Defense’

Marine Corps Cancels Seminar Because Atheist Group Objects to Speaker’s Christian Bio

Marine Corps Cancels Seminar Because Atheist Group Objects to Speaker’s Christian Bio

Ron Crews, executive director with Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, said the Marine Corps’ decision to cancel a leadership seminar for military lawyers simply because the speaker is an evangelical Christian is especially alarming because Marine JAG officers are “the ones commanders rely on when questions about religious liberty come up.'“

“Are these JAGs being taught by this example that whenever there’s a complaint, you don’t investigate, you just give in? Crews asked. “That’s a real concern to me.”

Unhappy with Pentagon’s religious liberty guidance, lawmakers set up meeting with top defense official

Unhappy with Pentagon’s religious liberty guidance, lawmakers set up meeting with top defense official

‘In response to inquiries, the Army provided guidance to ensure chaplains and commands are able to continue to use social media for religious support activities in compliance with applicable laws and policy’

The Faithful Called to Service over Safety

The Faithful Called to Service over Safety

‘In a recent column by Dr. Ron Crews, the executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, and Joseph Infranco, senior counsel and vice president for alliance coordination with Alliance Defending Freedom, they documented the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s fight against the overt expression of faith by chaplains’

Legal Actions Against Military Chaplains Pose Threat to Religious Freedom

Legal Actions Against Military Chaplains Pose Threat to Religious Freedom

To Americans of the World War era, the importance of faith—and admiration for those who held to their faith even in the face of chaos, fear, and death—was a given

The Navy Is Investigating The Placement Of A Bible At A Military Hospital In Japan

The Navy Is Investigating The Placement Of A Bible At A Military Hospital In Japan

‘The statement on the exhibit’s placard is nothing more than an illegal, unconstitutional proselytization from an extremist, fundamentalist Christian sect. It ignores all followers of other religions and totally ignores all those who subscribe to no religion — all in blatant violation of (Department of Defense) and (Department of the Navy) regulations’

Ohio VA Removes Bible From POW 'Missing Man Table' After Secular Group Complains

Ohio VA Removes Bible From POW 'Missing Man Table' After Secular Group Complains

‘There were precise elements for the table and a Bible was included to reflect the faith of the missing person. I have read the accounts of many former POWs and all spoke of how faith sustained them’

Air Force Academy rejects complaint against football players who pray before games

Air Force Academy rejects complaint against football players who pray before games

‘Recently the United States Air Force Academy received a complaint about its football players kneeling in prayer. An inquiry was initiated, which found the football players’ actions to be consistent with Air Force Instruction 1-1 and its guidance on the free exercise of religion and religious accommodation’

Religion in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan — and at the U.S. Air Force Academy?

Religion in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan — and at the U.S. Air Force Academy?

‘I haven’t experienced it’

The Cure for Michael Weinstein and the MRFF

The Cure for Michael Weinstein and the MRFF

‘His compensation for running MRFF is also exceptionally large compared with top salaries at most nonprofits, military-related and otherwise — especially those the size of MRFF, an Air Force Times examination of the organization’s tax filings shows’