{"id":30861,"date":"2015-01-19T00:45:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T03:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=30861"},"modified":"2017-07-09T18:48:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T21:48:07","slug":"army-removes-god-and-country-after-army-times-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/19\/army-removes-god-and-country-after-army-times-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Removes &#8220;God and Country&#8221; after Army Times Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A US Army recruiting post in Phoenix, Arizona, removed a sign with &#8220;On a mission for God and country&#8221; tag line after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/story\/military\/2015\/01\/16\/-phoenix-mikey-weinstein-recruiting\/21873217\/\">a media inquiry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The poster, which features a Special Forces patch along with Ranger, Airborne and Special Forces tabs, includes &#8220;a stock image&#8221; the command makes available for local recruiters, spokesman Brian Lepley said in an email, &#8220;but the text was changed by the local recruiting personnel&#8221; and not cleared by command headquarters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s really about it. The poster could have said &#8220;For Mom and Apple Pie&#8221; and also would have been removed if the customized official sign had not gone through the proper approval process.<\/p>\n<p>According to Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein, though, the US Army was caught in an open attempt to recruit Christians to violently take over the country. Seriously.\u00a0 In response to the poster, Weinstein says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[T]here exists a brutal, sectarian, Christian fundamentalist reign exercised within the United States Armed Forces, constituting a de facto Dominionist fifth column. In fact, it\u2019s often so brazen that it\u2019s not even very \u201cfifth columny\u201d anymore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the reason <!--more-->for the sign on the sidewalk was to get Christians to take over the world, Weinstein understandably wants retribution:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Whoever, in any way, shape or form, allowed that poster to be designed, prepared and displayed, those individuals should be aggressively investigated and very visibly punished.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Weinstein wrote a 1,500 word <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2015\/01\/15\/1358006\/-STOP-READ-LOOK-AT-SHOCKING-PHOTO-U-S-Army-Official-Recruitment-for-Mission-for-God#\">screed<\/a> that defies sanity. Nothing is unconstitutional about that recruiting poster. For that matter, nothing is even &#8220;sectarian&#8221; about it, despite Weinstein&#8217;s vivid imagination and machinations to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Weinstein claimed credit for ending this sidewalk-based threat to national security (saying he &#8220;caused [its] removal&#8221;), but the Army Times said the sign came down after <em>their<\/em> inquiry, a day <em>after<\/em> Weinstein publicized his gentle monologue. It would seem Weinstein may have\u00a0lost some direct influence with\u00a0some Army channels.<\/p>\n<p>To the point, many people join the US military to serve both their God and their country &#8212; and it isn&#8217;t just chaplains who do so. Just one day before Weinstein&#8217;s acerbic diatribe, the Christian Examiner published an article entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianexaminer.com\/article\/god-and-country-and-baptism-are-a-part-of-christians-military-service\/48040.htm\">God and country &#8211; and baptism &#8211; are\u00a0 a part of Christians&#8217; military service<\/a>,&#8221; noting the faith of\u00a0American troops.\u00a0 It is probably an apt tagline for a recruiting poster, though the sign itself may not have been properly approved.<\/p>\n<p>Mikey Weinstein isn&#8217;t on a mission to enforce poster regulations in Army recruiting stations, though. Mikey Weinstein is on a mission against <em>Christians<\/em> in the US military.<\/p>\n<p>Consider: Mikey Weinstein honestly believes the Army poster was part of an attempt by Christians to take over the world &#8212; all part of <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/08\/religious-freedom-advocate-predicts-christian-nuclear-war\/\">a &#8220;war&#8221; he thinks<\/a> US Christians <em>want<\/em> to wage to <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/mikey-weinstein-reveals-anti-christian-bias-in-patrick-henry-interview-video\/\">bring on a second Holocaust<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the weak grasp on reality, it is a conspiracy theory that brought in <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/13\/mikey-weinstein-rakes-in-700000-in-donations\/\">more than $700,000 in &#8220;charitable donations&#8221;<\/a> to Weinstein in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Sane or not, it seems to pay well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Also at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2015\/01\/18\/army-commanders-order-removal-god-and-country-outdoor-recruiting-sign\/\">FoxNews<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/jan\/17\/army-recruitment-office-told-to-remove-god-and-cou\/\">Washington Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2015\/01\/19\/the-sign-outside-this-army-recruiting-station-was-lambasted-as-a-stunning-unconstitutional-disgrace-and-higher-ups-just-demanded-it-be-removed\/\">The Blaze<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/i\/religion\/arizona-army-recruiting-office-takes-down-god-and-country-poster-amid-backlash\">Opposing Views<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ijreview.com\/2015\/01\/234910-god-country-army-recruiting-sign-tossed-labeled-poster-shame\/\">IJ Review<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/2015\/01\/20\/u-s-army-removes-god-and-country-recruiting-sign-following-complaint\/\">Christian News Network<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/national-security\/2015\/01\/20\/atheists-secure-removal-of-for-both-god-and-country-army-sign\">OneNewsNow<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2015\/01\/18\/for-god-and-country-recruiting-poster-ordered-removed-god-is-a-problem-in-obamas-military-173386\">BizPacReview<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-size=\"small\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/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>A US Army recruiting post in Phoenix, Arizona, removed a sign with &#8220;On a mission for God and country&#8221; tag line after a media inquiry. 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