It took about 16 months, but a WhiteHouse.gov petition by MRFF activist Dustin Chalker finally crossed 20,000 signatures.<\/p>\n
As discussed previously, the petition — “End the Military\u2019s Discrimination against Non-Religious Service Members<\/a>” — claims the US military forces troops to participate in “religious rituals.”\u00a0 As you may recall, Chalker is the same person who made the ridiculous assertion<\/a> that being present <\/em>— just respectfully standing silent — while others pray is the same thing as participating <\/em>in that prayer.<\/p>\n Under current rules, a survey has to reach 25,000 before it even qualifies for a response, though Chalker’s was created before that minimum was elevated from 5,000.<\/p>\n It remains the third oldest petition unanswered by the White House.\u00a0 The White House has responded to many petitions since Chalker initiated his, including one about the President’s ale and one at least\u00a0militarily-related<\/a>.<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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