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To: Brumar89 who wrote (740901)	9/21/2013 7:02:10 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1576402

Christian Air Force Veteran Punished By Lesbian Commander Could Be Court -martialed Christian News ^ \| September 7, 2013 \| Heather Clark September 7, 2013 \| By: Heather Clark SAN ANTONIO – A Christian Air Force veteran that was recently in headlines after being punished by his commander for declining to affirm homosexual marriage, reportedly may face court-martial proceedings as investigators now accuse him of filing a false discrimination complaint. As previously reported, Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk has served in the Air Force for 19 years, and has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. When he recently returned from deployment, he found that he had a new commander, Major Elisa Valenzuela, who is a lesbian. Monk says that in his early communication with the commander, he knew there would be concerns. “She said she wanted a chaplain but objected to one particular chaplain that she called a ‘bigot’ because he preached that homosexuality is a sin,” he explained to reporters. “She then said, ‘I don’t know what kind of people actually believe that kind of cr**.’ I knew I was going to have a rough time in this unit and I would have to be very careful about what I said.” Monk was later asked to advise Valenzuela regarding a disciplinary matter involving an Air Force instructor who had expressed his disagreement with homosexual “marriage” in a written presentation. “Her very first reaction was to say, ‘We need to lop off the head of this guy,’” he recalled. “The commander took the position that his speech was discrimination.” However, when Monk read the words at issue, he believed that the instructor had not done anything wrong. Connect with Christian News “He was trying to essentially say [that] despite our differences, it’s the Air Force core values that unite us, and in that process he made some sort of statement about, ‘I don’t believe in same-sex marriage, but it doesn’t matter. I’m going to train you the same anyway,’” he explained. But Valenzuela told Monk that he needed to be on the same page as she was, and that if he didn’t do so, he would be moved elsewhere. She then questioned him on whether he believes it is discrimination for a person to state that they disagree with homosexual “marriage.” He replied that he did not wish to answer because of his convictions. Monk was then relieved of his duties and reassigned because he would not affirm Valenzuela’s beliefs. According to the Liberty Institute, the Christian legal organization that is representing Monk, the senior master sergeant was told that he was barred from returning to the building. However, the Liberty Institute now reports that investigators are accusing the Air Force veteran of making false statements in his discrimination complaint. Monk says that he believes the accusation is retaliation for blowing the whistle against his commander. “I was stunned and immediately felt that this was a retaliation against me for coming forward with my religious discrimination complaint,” he said. The Liberty Institute outlined in a news release on Friday that charges could be forthcoming, and if so, there is a possibility that Monk could be court-martialed. “The Air Force must now decide whether it will charge SMSgt Monk with the crime of making a false official statement,” it explained. “In the military, making a false official statement is punishable by court-martial.” Attorney Mike Berry advised that the Christian legal organization will continue to defend Monk as it believes that his account is truthful. “We are hopeful that the Air Force will do the right thing by clearing SMSgt Monk’s name and reputation, and supporting his and every Airman’s right to express, without fear of punishment, their religious convictions,” he said.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (740901)	9/21/2013 8:14:38 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576402

Shock video of dad arrested at school meeting after challenging Common Core ..................................................................................................................................................... Michelle Malkin.com By Michelle Malkin September 20, 2013 10:46 PM Excerpt If you haven’t read my column today on Jeb Bush’s latest Common Core snit fit, do it now. Next, read this e-mail I received tonight from a parent in Baltimore County, Md: I know you are vehemently against the Common Core standards that are being thrust upon our children…Last night I attended a “forum” held by our school system. In a nutshell, it was an hour and a half long and the first hour was listening to Dallas Dance (county superintendent), Lillian Lowery (state superintendent),a PTA leader, and a teacher from Catonsville High School basically tell us how great this was going to be. Then we [watched] a video starting with Martin O’Malley saying how great it was, and then other “educators” saying how great it was. Finally, Dallas Dance read some written questions submitted by parents for the other 3 in the forum to answer. They were mostly softball questions of course and you could feel everyone’s frustration that no hard- hitting questions were being asked. Finally, a frustrated parent got up and interrupted Lillian Lowery and was challenging one of her pre-planned answers. He was not rude but they had security come in to take him out. Luckily a parent was videotaping the event and sent it to our local media. I have attached a link to the Baltimore Sun website that has an article and the video of the father being dragged out. He was arrested and held until 3:00 a.m. He was just a dad trying to get some information about his children’s education and ended up in jail for not sitting down and shutting up. I was there and it was absolutely chilling to watch this man silenced. link Ahh, yes. More of the staged phoney "consensus building" meetings designed by the progressives to destroy opposition to the slimey progressive causes which this one is. All they are for is to silence dissenters with ridicule, peer pressure and whatever else they can use to rig an agenda and force it upon the unsuspecting people. Watch this to learn how they do it: