Charisma News - Will Hagel Cut Ties With Anti-Christian Extremist Weinstein?

By Ann Carroll, CharismaNews.com

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) urged the secretary of defense on Monday to cut ties with an anti-Christian extremist whom the Pentagon is using to provide advice on crafting policies on religious tolerance for the armed forces.

In a letter to Secretary Chuck Hagel, the ACLJ, which defends religious freedom and the Constitution, argues that the views of Mikey Weinstein, of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), “do not comport with Supreme Court opinions on permissibly religious expression” and urges Secretary Hagel to discontinue using Weinstein as a consultant on religious tolerance.

“Mikey Weinstein’s beliefs and statements are not only offensive, but clearly represent the vehement intolerance that our military should reject,” says Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the ACLJ. “To use him as an adviser in crafting policy for religious tolerance is absurd. Without question, he’s among the world's worst candidates to advise Pentagon officials on religious matters. This extremist has no business advising the Pentagon on any matters—much less the critically important need to protect the religious freedom of our men and women serving in the military.”. . .

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