{"id":27705,"date":"2013-12-27T02:27:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T05:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=27705"},"modified":"2016-11-26T00:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T03:04:22","slug":"military-religious-freedom-makes-the-duffelblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/27\/military-religious-freedom-makes-the-duffelblog\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Religious Freedom Makes the DuffelBlog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The DuffelBlog &#8212; the military-themed takeoff of the satirical Onion website &#8212; riffed the recent controversy over the <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/19\/guantanamo-nativities-moved-after-weinstein-complains\/\">Guantanamo Bay Nativity scenes<\/a> with a fake article entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/2013\/12\/guantanamo-detainee-christmas\/\">Detainee Live-Action Christmas Diorama at Guantanamo Triggers Controversy<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The site, which some might consider offensive but apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/duffel-blog-makes-fun-of-military-absurdities--and-has-the-pentagon-laughing-too\/2013\/12\/01\/ab5e817c-514e-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html\">has a Pentagon fanbase<\/a>, built a satirical tale for most of the article, but finished without really having to embellish all that much:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Military Religious Freedom Foundation was circulating an anonymous e-mail from eighteen other guards that went even further, referring to \u201cthe blatantly unconstitutional activities we\u2019ve seen aboard Guantanamo. Obviously we\u2019re referring to the nativity scene in the chow hall&#8230;\u201d\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[I]n response the entire exhibit had been moved outdoors to the courtyard of the base chapel, which should also allow the detainees to get some fresh air and plenty of sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought this would be great for morale, but we have to keep in mind our public reputation,\u201d said Butler. \u201cWe\u2019re in the business of saving lives, and above all we want to avoid associating Guantanamo Bay with any form of religious intolerance.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While there may be no such thing as bad publicity, remember that satire sites generally serve to <em>mock<\/em> the ridiculous aspects of culture.<\/p>\n<p>That Weinstein inspired such an article means he is ultimately the one <em>being<\/em> mocked, as an emblem of absurdity.\u00a0 Talking heads have been hammering the US military for months because of its kowtowing to Weinstein; it seems even the cultural comics are pointing out the ludicrous nature of &#8220;consulting&#8221; with Weinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Wonder if that will make his &#8220;best of 2013&#8221; newsletter.<\/p>\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>Apparently, Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein has arrived. 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