Christian Air Force Officer Vows to Violate Military Regulations if DADT is Repealed
Here's Lt. Col. Maxey's letter:
(Looks like Lt. Col. Maxey's intent to violate his military oath isn't being met with much support from the readers of Stars and Stripes. You can read the comments here.) Cases of military officers blatantly violating military regulations for their God are, of course, nothing new to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). We hear about them on a daily basis. Upon being emailed Lt. Col. Maxey's Stars and Stripes letter this morning, MRFF founder and president Mikey Weinstein issued the following statement: "Lt. Col. Stacy L. Maxey is the quintessentially perfect example of a poisonous Poster Child of the vast legion of fundamentalist Christian proselytizing-oppressors operating with unfettered access in today's U.S. armed forces. He and his illegitimate ilk of pernicious spiritual predators must be stopped now and very publicly! Thus, MRFF demands that the United States Air Force immediately and forthwith subject Lt. Col. Maxey to the most severe punishment possible for his disgustingly brazen and incontrovertibly insubordinate screed which is clearly violative of the Uniform Code of Military Justice as well as his sworn oath to the United States Constitution." Meet Lt. Col. Stacy "Mad Max" Maxey, taking a break from doing all that "witnessing" to cheer on his favorite football team: With hundreds of gay and lesbian service members among its over 20,000 clients, MRFF has been receiving a steady stream of emails and phone calls lately regarding DADT, the most recent deluge coming in yesterday in the wake of the outrageous statement made by repeal opponent Gen. James Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, who asserted that openly gay Marines would somehow cause a "distraction" that could cost the lives of their fellow Marines. While not publicly citing his religious beliefs as a factor in his opposition of DADT repeal, Gen. Amos, a born again Christian, is no stranger to violating military regulations to promote his religion. In 2009, Amos appeared in uniform at Shirley Dobson's National Day of Prayer Task Force event on Capitol Hill, in clear violation of a number of Department of Defense regulations, including the strict prohibition on the endorsement of a non-federal entity while in uniform. (For a detailed list of all the military regulations violated by appearing in uniform at such an event, see my post about this year's National Day of Prayer violations). Gen. James Amos speaking at 2009 National Day of Prayer Task Force event on Capitol Hill:
Christian Air Force Officer Vows to Violate Military Regulations if DADT is Repealed | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)
Christian Air Force Officer Vows to Violate Military Regulations if DADT is Repealed | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)
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