Pt. 3a::Actually, calling Mikey Weinstein an atheist IS Defamation!

It is no wonder I never seem to get much accomplished, or I feel that way. So many sources for wonderful bits of news and opinion.

The following is from Paul Loebe of Rock Beyond Belief. He lays out exactly what defamation is, illustrating it with a statement from Dustin Chalker, MRFF Atheist Affairs Advisor. Then goes on to explain why Kelly's statement reaches the level of defamation.

Following that Paul highlights something that I believe is quite important for us non-military people to understand (pay close attention as to how he words it):

Contrary to what many think there is actually a war on Christians in the US Military. They are in this monumental struggle the same as we atheists. The radical extremist Christians are now attacking them the same as they are us. They are silencing and debasing the liberal Christians who are, themselves, fellow secularists. And, unfortunately, many of those Christian victims do not understand their legal rights and the regulations of the military in regards to religion. So when these non-radical Christians come under attack from these theocrats who are actively trying to transform our military into the military arm of their version of Christianity to whom should they turn for help? It appears to me that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is the only organization that is available as a means to defend their Constitutional rights.

"It goes deeper than that. MRFF has been so successful in the past few years that these Christo-fascist groups have formed a coalition called the Military Freedom Coalition. They have mirrored their website to appear as if they are fighting to defend religious liberty when in actuality they are the same theocratic groups that help to undermine the Establishment Clause of the Constitution."

MRFF is not just "fighting" for atheists MRFF is fighting for those Christians who do not meet the standards of the theocrats who see the control of the military as part of their jihad. Both Kelly and the Dobsons have modified the use of the term(s) "atheist" or "atheism" to their advantage. It has become as a weapon to cause harm. Those that may be in need of the services MRFF offers may be hesitant to seek them out because of the false perception thereby not receiving the help they need. That is real harm.

Paul's conclusion IMHO says it all. We do live in a world of short attention spans.

We are a group of intellectuals and constitutionalists fighting against an ignorant horde of theocratic Christian supremacists who are brain-washed through sound bites. It is impossible to fight a fair fight of words in such an environment. We must use strong words of rebuttal in order to be noticed. If we lived in a society of people who had an attention span greater than 120 characters or 10 second sound bites, then I would agree with you.

It's why I don't mind getting sidetracked and taken down the numerous rabbit holes I seem to find.

Actually, calling Mikey Weinstein an atheist IS Defamation!