{"id":23264,"date":"2013-06-05T03:13:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T06:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=23264"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:26:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:26:29","slug":"weinstein-revels-in-publicity-publisher-decries-pentagon-hostility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/05\/weinstein-revels-in-publicity-publisher-decries-pentagon-hostility\/","title":{"rendered":"Weinstein Revels in Publicity, Publisher Decries Pentagon Hostility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite &#8220;protesting&#8221; for weeks that his relationship with the US Air Force has been mischaracterized, Michael Weinstein of his self-founded Military Religious Freedom Foundation recently touted <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/02\/weinstein-says-jump-air-force-asks-how-high\/\">his inimitable influence over the US military<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At Breitbart.com, Ken Klukowski of the Family Research Council notes that Weinstein&#8217;s recent bragging <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Government\/2013\/06\/02\/Pentagon-Denies-Relationship-with-Anti-Christian-Extremist-But-Instantly-Complies-with-His-Demands\">seemingly contradicts the Pentagon&#8217;s efforts<\/a> to downplay their relationship.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One month ago the Pentagon assured the public it was not being advised by anti-Christian extremist Mikey Weinstein. Yet two days ago Weinstein called the Pentagon demanding that a Christian painting be removed from a dining hall in an Idaho Air Force base, and the Pentagon complied with his demand&#8211;in less than one hour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Klukowski notes that Weinstein brags he got action in less than an hour, while US Congressmen haven&#8217;t gotten a response to their queries in <em>weeks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Christian painting&#8221; was described by the publisher <!--more-->for the print as an <a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/artist-accuses-air-force-of-censoring-christian-art.html\">homage to first responders following the terrorist attacks of 2001<\/a>.\u00a0 (It seems some MRFF allies, including Weinstein&#8217;s &#8220;research&#8221; assistant Chris Rodda, were convinced the police officer in the painting was actually a USAF bomber pilot.)\u00a0 The publisher also said they had tried repeatedly to contact the Pentagon and Mountain Home Air Force Base, where the &#8220;incident&#8221; occurred.\u00a0 They <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiannewswire.com\/news\/7190472208.html\">released a statement<\/a> expressing disappointment at the &#8220;Pentagon leadership&#8221; for &#8220;hostility&#8221; toward a noble message:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is our belief that this message is one that the modern day military should be proud to embody &#8212; the idea of integrity in the service of peace&#8230;The military is an embodiment of the ultimate peacemaker, a pursuit blessed in Scripture. It would seem this is a message that the Air Force should be willing to foster, not censor.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It would seem the production company thinks there is some virtue to the message &#8212; virtue that was ignored in the quick response to placate Michael Weinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Klukowski summarized similar concerns:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Given Weinstein\u2019s published anti-Christian statements, his relationship with top military officials should raise eyebrows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite &#8220;protesting&#8221; for weeks that his relationship with the US Air Force has been mischaracterized, Michael Weinstein of his self-founded Military Religious Freedom Foundation recently touted his inimitable influence over the US military. At Breitbart.com, Ken Klukowski of the Family Research Council notes that Weinstein&#8217;s recent bragging seemingly contradicts the Pentagon&#8217;s efforts to downplay their relationship. 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