MAAF Watch List
Stay up-to-date with issues of concern to the MAAF Community with this watch list. As information continues to grow, we will maintain an anthology if articles, relevant materials, and MAAF commentary. This will provide a consolidated source of information. The list starts with agencies that already catalog and consolidate information in support of our issues. Contact MAAF if there is anther issue we should track or update.
- Military Religious Freedom Foundation Urgent Issues [off site]
- Secular Coalition for America Action Alerts [off site]
- Free Day Away: Basic Trainees at Ft Leonard Wood, MO attend Fire and Brimstone sermons in return for special privileges in the Free Day Away program.
- Service members in Bagram, Afghanistan encouraged to proselytize with local language Bibles
- Christian Coins distributed for proselytism by service members in Iraq
- Ft Hood unveils new Spiritual Fitness Center
- Weapon sight manufacturer Trijicon printed Bible verses on its products and sold them to the US military. Despite being immediately obvious to all users and procurement personnel, this problem was not resolved until being identified and reported by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. After public visibility, the military required Trijicon to end the practice and Trijicon provided maintenance kits to allow for the existing verses to be removed from sights already in use. (As of Jan 2010)
- Strong Bonds spiritual fitness program receives millions and uses the New Testament and Christian textbooks in place of proven secular counseling.
- Senior military leaders consistently promoted despite proselytizing in uniform. Military advancement need not be stopped based on one instance, but a trend of overlooking major transgressions by senior leaders is an indicator of a systematic issue. The DoD investigation into the Christian Embassy video found several leaders were involved. The IG finding in that case only found fault with the chaplain who approved access for the video crew. He retired immediately after over 30 years of service. Pete Geren was a senior Defense official and was promoted to Secretary of the Army while under investigation. Brigadier General Caslen was promoted and given a Division command and promoted again to 3-star despite additional activities as President, while active duty, of the Officer’s Christian Fellowship. Brigadier General Vince Brooks was promoted and given a Division command. Major General Peter Sutton retired immediately following the report (after 35 years). Major General John Catton, aka Jack Catton, retired in Jan 2008 (after 32 years). officer promotions
- Insensitive Chaplains continue to deliberately belittle the service of nontheists by denying our existence.
- Insensitive Journalists deny that atheists serve in combat.
