The wacky atheists are at it again, this time they are targeting the National Day of Prayer event in Washington, D.C. An atheist group led by “paid professional atheist” Mikey Weinstein, as Dr. James Dobson calls him, does not want uniformed military personnel to participate.
The group believes that involving uniformed personnel would be like the government sanctioning the event, and violates a number of U.S. Department of Defense regulations.Military participation in the event violates a number of DOD regulations, including prohibitions on appearing to endorse non-federal entities such as the National Day of Prayer Task Force, Weinstein said.
Not true, said National Day of Prayer Task Force vice chairman, John Bornschein. The military is sending its assets at the request of the congressman sponsoring the National Day of Prayer event, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., rather than the non-profit organization, he said.
Bornschein said that while Aderholt asked his group to help plan the event, Aderholt’s office was in charge.take our poll - story continues belowDo you think the 2nd Amendment will be destroyed by the Biden Administration?(2)
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“This is not about proselytizing,” Bornschein said. “This is purely about prayer and praying for our leadership and asking for God’s wisdom and blessing over our leaders.”Among Weinstein’s complaints to Hagel was that Jewish participation in the event was limited to Messianic rabbis, who accept Christian doctrine that Jesus is the messiah. Bornschein said it was due to a late schedule change, and that events organized by the group in previous years featured non-Messianic rabbis.-Stars and Stripes
Appearing on FOX News, Dobson contends that the National Day of Prayer is an American tradition based on the Judeo-Christian beliefs that found the country.
While the atheists contend that “non-Christians” are excluded, Dobson calls “Fubar,” saying that the event is “open to all faiths,” and that everyone is welcome.
One key point that Dobson makes is that the event is hosted by the Congress, which first sanctioned the event back in the 1950’s Two members of Congress, are hosting the event, and they, the Congress, and the military are not backing down, and are pushing forward with the event.
Atheists need a hobby, or a hug.