Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R- Minn., is facing a possible lawsuit for fundraising off of claims that the military was persecuting practicing Christian soldiers. <\/p>\n
A series of media reports that allege thePentagon could startcourt-martialingsoldiers for their Christian faith has been debunked by the fact-checking websitePolitiFactand eventhe Pentagon itself. <\/p>\n
But that didn't stop Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., from sending out a fundraising email Monday asking supporters to sign a \"Protect Religious Freedom in the Military Pledge,\" along with a plea for donations to her campaign so she can \"have the funds necessary to continue fighting for religious liberty and our troops.\" <\/p>\n
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Now, the man at the center of the court-martial allegations, Mikey Weinstein, says he may sue Bachmann for \"propagating complete and utter lies.\" <\/p>\n
It was Weinstein, a former Reagan administration lawyer and founder of the civil rights advocacy group Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), who allegedly influenced the Pentagon to punish Christians who pushed their faith on other members of the military, according to media reports. Weinstein met privately with Pentagon officials to discuss religious issues in the military in April. <\/p>\n
In her pledge, Bachmann calls Weinstein \"radical\" and \"anti-Christian.\" <\/p>\n
\"We are caucusing with our legal counsel to consider the most expeditious course of action we can take in a federal court to stop these bald-faced lies,\" Weinstein tells Whispers of Bachmann's email and pledge. Bachmann's office did not respond to multiple requests for comment. \"About 96 percent of our members [at MRFF] are Protestant or Roman Catholic... of our unpaid volunteers, at least well over 80 percent are Christian... I say [to Bachmann]: Tell it to the judge.\" <\/p>\n
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Josh Glasstetter, research director at the progressive People For the American Way, which was founded in the early 1980s to counteract the rhetoric of televangelists, says he also believes Bachmann's petition is misleading. <\/p>\n
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