Chris Rodda, the sometime research assistant for Michael “Mikey” Weinstein, seems to have a recurring problem with the truth.<\/p>\n
In one of the more glaring examples, she once claimed<\/a> Mikey Weinstein didn’t pay himself one cent<\/strong> — and all the while Weinstein was<\/em> paying himself: more than a quarter million dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In another, just last year she proclaimed the MRFF didn’t<\/em> object to US troops “privately engaging in any religious activity<\/a>” — just after the MRFF had<\/em> objected to US troops privately engaging in a church service<\/strong> of all things.<\/p>\n Both of these untruths were intended to sway public perceptions about the MRFF: The first was an attempt\u00a0to convince people Mikey Weinstein was a selfless martyr, rather than using his self-founded, self-run “charity” to line his wallet, as many now believe<\/a>. The second was an effort to have people believe the MRFF really was<\/em> in favor of “religious freedom,” and\u00a0not just motivated by bigotry against Christians, as many now believe.<\/p>\n That Chris Rodda had to lie<\/strong> to shape those perceptions tells you a lot about Mikey Weinstein and his MRFF.<\/p>\n In a continuation of the pattern, Rodda again recently stooped to untruth to — you guessed it —\u00a0counter the perception that Weinstein and his acolytes aren’t really<\/em> “anti-Christian.” In responding to a detractor, Rodda first made a startling admission:<\/p>\n I\u2019m Chris Rodda, MRFF\u2019s research director.<\/p>\n The reason that it appears to some that we are \u201cattacking\u201d only Christians…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That would mark the first time the MRFF has admitted that it appears the MRFF is attacking Christians, though it has been obvious to the casual observer for a long time.<\/p>\n To continue [emphasis added]:<\/p>\n …it is only<\/strong> Christians (and only a specific type of Christians<\/strong>) that we receive complaints about. We just don\u2019t get complaints about people of other religions<\/strong>…If we did, we would go after them just as vigorously as we go after the Christians…But, like I said, we just don\u2019t receive any complaints about anybody other than fundamentalist and dominionist Christians…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Rodda’s redundant response is untrue on two counts.<\/p>\n First, Rodda claims they only<\/strong> hear complaints about “fundamentalist and dominionist Christians.” That’s false on its face. Take just one example among many: LtGen Ronnie Hawkins<\/a>, for whom Mikey Weinstein demanded a court-martial after he briefed his “Ronnie’s Rules” to DISA.<\/p>\n How does Chris Rodda know LtGen Hawkins is a “fundamentalist and dominionist Christian?” Simple. She doesn’t. She’s making it up.<\/p>\n Chris Rodda and Mikey Weinstein “receive complaints” about people they<\/em> believe are the wrong kind<\/em> of Christians<\/strong>. And if you’re not an MRFF-Approved Right Kind of ChristianTM<\/span><\/sup>, you’re “fundamentalist,” “dominionist,” and a “national security threat<\/a>” — which means, in their eyes, you’ve forfeited your constitutionally-protected right to religious freedom.\u00a0 All because they don’t like your faith.<\/p>\n Second, Rodda’s statement is false because the MRFF received a complaint just weeks ago from a Christian about Sikhs obtaining special treatment because of their religion.<\/p>\n The MRFF response, courtesy of Joan Slish<\/a>:<\/p>\n I suggest you contact a Christian organization that has lawyers to answer your question.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Not only has the MRFF refused<\/strong> to help Christians, as in Slish’s response,\u00a0it has also attacked<\/strong> Christians who have asked for help.<\/p>\n When another Christian recently asked the MRFF for advice, Mikey Weinstein tore into him, calling him a homophobe and a bigot, and accused him of violating regulations and his oath to the Constitution. All because he asked for advice.<\/p>\n With that kind of reaction from her illustrious boss, how can Chris Rodda seriously say they don’t — in her words — “target Christians?”<\/p>\n In point of fact, she can’t — but she desperately<\/em> needs the public to believe it. Because if the general public came to believe the truth — that Mikey Weinstein is an anti-Christian zealot filled with\u00a0seething bigotry — they might very well\u00a0lose what little support (and funding) they have.<\/p>\n In a great irony, the subject of Chris Rodda’s email response was “Truth!<\/a>”<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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