{"id":35277,"date":"2016-06-15T00:30:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T03:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=35277"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:27:17","slug":"us-navy-ignores-mikey-weinstein-in-case-you-missed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/15\/us-navy-ignores-mikey-weinstein-in-case-you-missed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Ignores Mikey Weinstein. In Case You Missed It."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35300\" src=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/normandy.jpg\" alt=\"normandy\" width=\"880\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/normandy.jpg 880w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/normandy-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/normandy-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>One thing the US Army post at Fort Riley has\u00a0learned is that you surrender to the wishes of Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein at your own peril.<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein has long claimed that his primary tool was CNN and FoxNews &#8212; by simply threatening to get military commanders on the news, he could get them to bow to his wishes.<\/p>\n<p>The tables have reversed, though. A quick <!--more-->decision to <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/06\/02\/mikey-weinstein-gets-prayer-breakfast-cancelled-gen-boykin-disinvited\/\">placate Weinstein at Fort Riley<\/a> has been <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/06\/06\/booted-general-boykin-calls-for-apology-for-the-troops\/\">followed<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afa.net\/the-stand\/press-releases\/2016\/06\/fort-riley-engages-in-religious-discrimination\/\">weeks<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2016\/jun\/8\/military-chaplains-call-base-renew-speaking-invita\/\">unending<\/a> negative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/retired-military-officer-disinvited-from-prayer-breakfast-1.413830\">press<\/a> attention <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/national-security\/2016\/06\/09\/dear-fort-riley-please-outflank-that-atheist\">slamming<\/a> their decision to do so.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the US Navy ignored Weinstein. And no one even seems to have noticed.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of June, the MRFF sent a dire sounding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianfighterpilot.com\/articles\/files\/navycross.pdf\">&#8220;demand letter&#8221; (PDF)<\/a> to the Secretary of the Navy calling on Secretary Mabus to &#8220;immediately&#8221; remove a video that was posted to the Navy Facebook page. Their problem? It said &#8220;cross.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Memorial Day <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jz2GqObZ8IU\">video<\/a> shows members of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard walking in Arlington National Cemetery, as each reads a line of poetry. <em>One<\/em> of the lines is the entire issue. Watch the 1:30 video to see if you can figure out which one:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jz2GqObZ8IU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>From the MRFF letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As the video depicts members of the Ceremonial Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, it states, \u201cWith each white cross there stands a reminder to us all of those who paid the ultimate price.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s true that there are only a couple of white crosses at Arlington, as the headstones themselves are not cross-shaped. But the poem recalls the somewhat more iconic imagery of Normandy, which has thousands\u00a0of white crosses (and Stars of David). It is not unusual that a poetic reference would be made to the more dramatic iconography &#8212; even if the Ceremonial Guard couldn&#8217;t travel there to film the short video.<\/p>\n<p>Could the poem have said something other than crosses? Sure. Does using the word &#8220;cross&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>only honor[] Christian veterans&#8230;while showing blatant disregard for the many service members of other religions&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>as Weinstein claims? Hardly. Weinstein&#8217;s demand letter is little more than another notch in his perpetually-offended belt &#8212; except the US Navy hasn&#8217;t yet capitulated.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two weeks later, there&#8217;s been no &#8220;23-hour victory dance&#8221; from Weinstein, nor any statement whatsoever from the Navy. The video remains online, on the Navy&#8217;s official Facebook page\u00a0(&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USNavy\/videos\/10153548801222823\/\">In case you missed it&#8230;<\/a>&#8220;) and on YouTube &#8212; as well as the Navy&#8217;s proud claim they produced the video themselves.<\/p>\n<p>And, as noted, this isn&#8217;t national news. The Navy isn&#8217;t being hammered in the press for not surrendering to Mikey Weinstein, despite his pattern of threatening commanders with precisely that outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Riley almost certainly wishes they could get a do-over and not so quickly bow to Mikey Weinstein. The Navy, for its part, seems to be doing just fine.<\/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>One thing the US Army post at Fort Riley has\u00a0learned is that you surrender to the wishes of Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein at your own peril. Weinstein has long claimed that his primary tool was CNN and FoxNews &#8212; by simply threatening to get military commanders on the news, he could get them to bow to his wishes. 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