Franklin Graham: “They want to BULLY Christians into silence!”

Franklin Graham wrote on his Facebook this morning about Maj. Gen. Craig Olson who is being attacked by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation for admitting he is a ‘redeemed believer in Christ’, wanting him court-martialed for this ‘offense’:

Are Christians the only group of people who cannot identify themselves publicly in this country? Are we the only voices who cannot speak? The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling for the court martial–yes, court martial–of Maj. Gen. Craig Olson for calling himself “a redeemed believer in Christ” and giving God the glory for his success at a National Day of Prayer event. I guess this group would’ve tried to court martial George Washington when he prayed at Valley Forge! Come on–Whose civil liberties are really being infringed on here? They want to bully Christians into silence.

Below is the report Franklin Graham refers to on the attack against Maj. Gen. Craig Olson:

FOX NEWS – An Air Force general who recently spoke about how God has guided his career should be court-martialed, a civil liberties group is saying.

In a speech at a National Day of Prayer Task Force event on May 7, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson credits God for his accomplishments in the military, and refers to himself as a “redeemed believer in Christ.”

The Air Force Times reports that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation has taken issue with Olson’s remarks, is calling for the two-star general to be court-martialed and “aggressively and very visibly brought to justice for his unforgivable crimes and transgressions.”

The group authored a letter to Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Walsh, arguing that Olson’s speech violates rules within the Air Force, which prohibits airmen from endorsing a particular faith or belief.

The letter, posted on the group’s website, begins, “This demand letter is sent to you on behalf of countless members of the United States Air Force who are utterly disgusted and shocked by the brazenly illicit and wholly unconstitutional, fundamentalist Christian proselytizing recently perpetrated, on international television (“GOD TV”), and streaming all over the Internet and in full military uniform, by USAF Major General Craig S. Olson on Thursday, May 7, 2015 during a VERY public speech for a private Christian organization (The “National Day of Prayer Task Force”: NDPTF) headed up by Focus on the Family founder, Dr. James Dobson’s, wife Shirley Dobson. “

The group, which believes that the American flag and the U.S. Constitution are the only religious symbol and scripture, respectively, for those who serve in the military, also wants other service members who helped Olson to be investigated and punished “to the full extent of military law.”

Here is Olson’s speech that so upset the MRFF:


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