Tuesday Evening, November 2, 2021 |
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NEW FAR-RIGHT ORGANIZATION, STARRS,*
CONSISTING OF A ROGUES GALLERY
OF PAST MRFF ADVERSARIES
SETS ITS SIGHTS ON THE MILITARY
*STARRS:
Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services
MRFF became aware of the existence of this new STARRS organization only a few hours ago, but a mere cursory review of STARRS and its associated organizations reveals the group to be a veritable rogues gallery of fundamentalist Christian nationalist villains with whom we have crossed swords in the past.
Our excellent MRFF research team is hard at work reviewing diligently every significant aspect of this nefarious group of ‘constitutional defender pretenders’. We will come out with far more substantive investigation results in the next few days. Stay tuned.
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STARRS, Christian Nationalist wolves in
thinly veiled sheeps' clothing that MRFF sees through.
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COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT
(CS INDY) COVERS MRFF
Anti-Black Lives Matter group
forms in Colorado Springs
By: Pam Zubeck
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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(Excerpts from the Colorado Springs Independent/Emphasis Added by MRFF)
A newly formed group that says it's based in Colorado Springs purports to oppose racism but calls the Black Lives Matter movement "a Marxist political organization" and opposes critical race theory.
Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) filed with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office in April 2021 as a foreign nonprofit entity that was formed in Denton, Texas.
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The release listed the STARRS board founders and leaders as retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, chairman and president;
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The group and its leader immediately drew fire from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which took issue years ago with Bishop's use of "the purpose driven life," an evangelical fundamentalist belief system, for service members while he was serving as commander of the Third Air Force.
Mikey Weinstein warns STARRS represents "the pervasive prejudice, bigotry, evil, base, vile conspiratorial, and ubiquitous ‘hatred of the other’."
The MRFF's founder Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy grad, issued this statement:
“The Military Religious Freedom Foundation became aware of the existence of this new STARRS organization only a few hours ago.[...]"
Read MRFF Founder & President
Mikey Weinstein's Full Statement Below
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MRFF Founder & President
Mikey Weinstein's Statement on
Press Release From Nefarious Group of
"Constitutional Defender Pretenders," STARRS
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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“The Military Religious Freedom Foundation became aware of the existence of this new STARRS organization only a few hours ago. Notwithstanding that short period of time, the overwhelming indicia and related alarm bells from even a mere cursorial review of the salient aspects of this organization, its leadership and membership, and its associated organizations reveals this group to be a veritable rogues gallery of fundamentalist Christian nationalist villains with whom we have crossed swords in the past years of our civil rights advocacy and activism. Indeed, part and parcel of every foundational aspect of STARRS appears to blatantly evidence the pervasive prejudice, bigotry, evil, base, vile conspiratorial, and ubiquitous ‘hatred of the other’ which is endemic in the former disgraced President Trump, his organization, and acolytes. STARRS appears to be specifically designed to buttress and perpetuate the domination, supremacy, and tyranny of white, straight, male Christian privilege throughout our U.S. military. Our excellent MRFF research team is hard at work reviewing diligently every significant aspect of this nefarious group of ‘constitutional defender pretenders’. We will come out with far more substantive investigation results in the next few days. Stay tuned.”
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STARRS PRESS RELEASE
STARRS Launches Stand Against Racism and Radicalism in the Military
Monday, November 1, 2021
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BACKGROUND:
STARRS Board Chair and President
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Rod Bishop
was on MRFF's Radar in 2008
STARRS Board Chair and President Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rod Bishop was on MRFF's radar in March 2008 when he approved a presentation exposed by MRFF in the link below, as the Commander at Lakenheath AFB, U.K. The presentation was titled "A New Approach To Suicide Prevention: Developing Purpose-Driven Airmen," which was shown at a mandatory commander's call for an estimated 1,000 of Lakenheath's Air Force personnel and sent out by email to the entire base of over 5,000 the following day.
As the use of the phrase "Purpose-Driven" in its title implies, also incorporated into this presentation is the wisdom of presidential candidate inquisitor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, a book that, second only to the Bible itself, is the most heavily promoted religious book in the military.
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Response from MRFF Supporter
"Re: MRFF Rescues Halloween
from Christian Commander Who Also Wanted
Jewish Personnel to “Play Jews” in Christmas Play!"
From: (name withheld)
Date: October 29, 2021 at 1:02:50 PM MDT
Subject: Re: MRFF Rescues Halloween from Christian Commander Who Also Wanted Jewish Personnel to “Play Jews” in Christmas Play!
Dear Mikey,
Well done! Since leaving the military in the early 90s, I have been shocked and saddened by this kind of behavior from commanding officers, all of whom have more than one faith of military member under their command. They seem to forget that they have a higher calling, to the constitution of the USA. While I don’t forego the idea of religious holidays being celebrated, there has been an ever-present push by Christian dominionists in uniform to place their faith ahead and above those who don’t share in it. You always impress with the speed of your response, this case in particular didn’t take very long to find its way to the deputy commander’s circular file.
No matter how many times it is explained to them, they continue to push the boundaries of what is allowed under DOD directives. One day I hope to see this kind of thing relegated to the dustbin of history, but today is not that day. Until it is, I’m grateful for the support that you provide to those least able to stand up to this kind of command overreach. Respectfully yours,
(name withheld)
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