"Let me make this damn, crystal clear to the currently unapproachable and disinterested Obama administration, the equally supine United States Congress, all Americans and the rest of the world: MRFF's just amended, landmark Federal lawsuit is NOT trying to say, 'Houston we have a problem.' It's NOT a 'problem'. It's NOT an 'issue'. It's NOT a 'concern'. What MRFF's lawsuit IS primal screaming to the aforementioned parties IS a blaring siren of immediate disaster wrought by nothing short of a wretched, out-of-control, national security threat," Weinstein said.
"Why? Because the military command and control of our nation's nuclear, biological, chemical, conventional and laser-guided weapons has been unconstitutionally compromised by a tsunami of unbridled fundamentalist Christian exceptionalism, triumphalism and proselytizing. All of the forgoing is massively exacerbated by the fact that we're currently engaged in two wars with the Islamic fundamentalist mirror versions of these very same American forces of religious supremacy infamy."
An Obama spokesperson did not return numerous phone calls or e-mails for comment.
Weinstein said he his organization has uncovered other recent cases of the military "illegally" endorsing religion.
For example, Weinstein said the U.S. Air Force was an official sponsor of the Evangelical Christian Motocross Ministry known as "Team Faith,"- who says their mission is "to infiltrate professional racing circuits and other Action Sports events all over the US and Canada" and "lead extreme sports athletes to Christ and disciple them so that they will in-turn, lead others involved in or interested in the sport to Christ."
"Team Faith's"- uniforms contained a logo that was a combination of the U.S. Air Force and Team Faith logos, and the U.S. Air Force logos was also visible on team members motorcycles and on ramps.
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