Group Condemns 'Soldier Santa' Holding
'God bless America' Sign at Army Base


A blow-up Santa Claus stands in the commissary at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. (Courtesy of Military Religious Freedom Foundation)

8 Dec 2019
Fox News | By Caleb Parke

A blow-up Santa Claus on an Army base is deflating holiday cheer for promoting Christianity, an activist group complains.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) founder and president, Mikey Weinstein, condemns the display in the commissary at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.

"I can't make this sh-- up," Weinstein told Crooks and Liars this week, pointing out the Santa is wearing a military uniform that says "Christmas Force," is next to a sign that says "God bless America," and one thing he says you can't see in the photo.

"Almost all the complainants -- like the lead one that came to us on this -- have been through mandatory situations where they've been forced to engage in blessing for Jesus Christ," he added. "It's always one faith, always it's Christianity."

First Liberty Institute lawyer and director of military affairs, Mike Berry, told Fox News Weinstein's complaint is just a bunch of hot air.

"It appears Mikey Weinstein thinks an inflatable Santa Clause is an actual military officer who speaks for the government," Berry said. "Even if that were true, service members are permitted to say 'God Bless America,' just as the Commander-in-Chief does on a routine basis."

MRFF claims an Army officer, who served in Afghanistan, sent them an email complaining about the display.

"This image of Santa in a military uniform with the words 'God Bless America' imply that the military is a Christian religious organization, which is false and degrading to all soldiers," the officer wrote. "Although I was raised a Christian, was baptized, and underwent confirmation at a Methodist church, I was disgusted to see this nonsecular image at the commissary."

Phucqk!

OrangeOkie: Sad commentary on society in America today.
Thanks for the heads up on this new type mental derangement.
Makes one fear for the future of this country.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
P.S.: I would like to buy one of those camo'ed Santa Claus's for my yard - anyone know who might be selling them (maybe military surplus stores in a month or so?)?

This^^^

Same mental derangement, Different subject.

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Mikey Weinstein, condemns the display , , , hmm . . .

lolol Exactly.

Whole story is a figment, I'm betting the Officer who complained about the display is entirely fictional.

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same on ebay ..

A Lieutenant Kijé!!!

very true

No shortage of dipschids!

What a phuque stick.

If I remember correctly there were a lot of stupid officers! Lots of bright ones also! This one just falls into the first group!

Don’t they have anything better to do than worry about little cshit like that!!!!

Mikey and his merry band of trouble makers fabbed it up ? Well yeah - if need be , just a little something in their bag of tricks to bend the world to benefit them .

Demorats are bound and determined to make the USA a third world country in which they are the entitled class.

The sign "God Bless America" does not promote Christianity directly.

It is said by all monotheistic religions, including the main three of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. So the complaint is more than a bit off philosophically, and thus displays the anti-Christian bias of the accuser.