ADDENDUM::Pat Robertson loses it after Air Force nixes ‘God’ oath for atheists: ‘How can they fly?’

So, just how far will the Reich go in defending a policy that violates the Constitution? Let's take a look at some of the recent oratory by two of our favorite RWNJs.

First up, Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association who last week in response to the Creech Air Force base situation stated this,

The Air Force is doing exactly the right thing here. There is no place in the United States military for those who do not believe in the Creator who is the source of every single one of our fundamental human and civil rights.

Serving in the military is a privilege, not a constitutional right. And it should be reserved for those who have America's values engraved on their hearts.

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[O]ur military exists to uphold and defend our Constitution, and the Constitution in turn identifies the "unalienable rights" the Declaration refers to that our government is obligated to protect.

These rights do not come from government, they do not come from the commander-in-chief, and they most certainly do not come from some activist judge. They come from God himself. We are not evolved, as this wannabe-enlistee believes, but we are "created," and "endowed by (our) Creator with certain unalienable rights."

This is an absolutely foundational, non-negotiable, bed-rock American principle: there is a Creator - with a capital "C" (you could look it up) - and he and he alone is the source of the very rights the military exists to protect and defend.

An individual who does not understand and believe this has no right to serve in the U.S. military. Military service should rightly be reserved for those who believe in and are willing to die for what America stands for - and what America stands for is a belief in God as the source of our rights.

A man who doesn't believe in the Creator the Founders trusted certainly can live in America without being troubled for being a fool. But he most certainly should not wear the uniform.

The other branches of the military do not require the same oath - yet. But they should. Military service should be reserved for genuine Americans and genuine Americans, like the Founders, believe in God.

[Notice Fischer's reliance on the Declaration of Independence.  A typical revisionist ploy as the DOI holds no legal value in the laws of our country, something I have written about before.]

Now today, we have the head windbag of the Reich lashing out at Mikey Weinstein, "a left-wing radical" and MRFF, "a group about people against religion or whatever he calls it."

Although the American Humanist Association had represented the airman, Robertson on Thursday blamed Military Religious Freedom Foundation President Mikey Weinstein for the movement against religion in the armed services.

“There’s a left-wing radical named Mikey Weinstein who has got a group about people against religion or whatever he calls it, and he has just terrorized the armed forces,” Robertson opined. “You think you’re supposed to be tough, you’re supposed to defend us, and you got one little Jewish radical who is scaring the pants off of you.”

“You want these guys flying the airplanes to defend us when you got one little guy terrorizing them?” he asked. “That’s what it amounts to.”

“You know, we swear oaths. And ‘so help me God,’ well, what does it mean? It means with God’s help, and you don’t have to say you believe in God. You just say, ‘I want some help besides myself [with] the oath I’m taking.’”

The televangelist concluded that the entire situation was “crazy.”

“What is wrong with the Air Force? How can they fly the bombers to defend us if they cave to one little guy?”

So why do I bring this up? Two reasons,,,

What the ayatollah Pat Robertson fails to mentions, MRFF also had 17 Air Force clients facing the same situation as the gentleman stationed at Creech. As the legal representative of those 17 airmen, MRFF wrote to the DoD on their behalf. This is not a personal crusade by Weinstein or MRFF, it is Weinstein (and MRFF) doing their job protecting the interests of their clients.

Remember the hearings mentioned in this article?  Well according to a source well versed in this situation "the Republican-controlled Armed Services committee just canceled tomorrow's hearing at the last minute, saying it will be rescheduled, citing 'a late change in the legislative calendar.'

Now bare in mind as of this writing (7PM 9/18/2104), the six remaining hearings are still on the schedule which seems to contradict this report,

It’s official: The House is closing up shop until after the midterm elections.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office announced Thursday there will be no votes on Friday and said the four-day session originally scheduled to begin on Sept. 29 has been canceled, pending Senate approval of the continuing resolution that passed the House Wednesday.

That means lawmakers will be sprinting to the exits — and the quick trip to the airport — after the close of business Thursday.

Which makes me wonder, is Congress so lazy, so self-absorbed that dealing with the issue of hyper-religiosity within the military (specifically the Air Force) means nothing to them. Which by proxy means they care nothing for the men and women in uniform that are hurt by their inaction. Or is "getting" re-elected more important.

Tough choice I know!

Oh and Pat, you may want to re-calibrate your hate meter as it seems to be failing you.  Nothing like letting your true feelings out, "one little Jewish radical."

Pat Robertson loses it after Air Force nixes ‘God’ oath for atheists: ‘How can they fly?’