Tag Archive: Amy Monsky

Aug 04 2012

Dangerous messages sent to kids on US Navy bases

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The original photograph shows a large advertisement for a Vacation Bible School on a US Navy base. Transportation is included. Equality is not. I’m not sure which base this photograph came from, but it’s far from an isolated incident. Here’s a write-up in the Periscope, an in-house PR rag for Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay …

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Jul 28 2012

Another military base hires civilians to proselytize to children

Jesus Camp - Bragg

Chris Rodda has a great post about what is going on at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (a base that has been on MRFF’s radar for quite a while) is really ramping up the fundamentalist activities this fall, heavily pushing the “convert everybody” meme. The article on the Elmendorf-Richardson website begins: When Jesus gave …

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Feb 07 2012

Fort Bragg’s ban on atheist meetings wont apply this weekend

Military Atheist Thinking Soldier, scholar statue

We broke so much ground last year, and attracted national media attention. We were on the cover of the New York Times, and when the Associated Press got hold of us – we were on the cover of hundreds of newspapers. All the while, the Chaplaincy’s regulations were preventing us from meeting on post. We’ve …

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Dec 31 2011

The secular festival where kids will walk on water

camp quest oobleck

Camp Quest is more than just the secular answer to Vacation Bible School. Some even say that such comparisons are false, or not useful. But they aren’t the boss of me! At the upcoming Rock Beyond Belief festival, Amy Monsky from Camp Quest South Carolina is going to be running the show for the children’s …

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Aug 09 2011

Local groups like MASH are the way forward for permanent change

Military Atheists & Secular Humanists have been absolutely kicking ass at Fort Bragg. This is despite still being officially banned from meeting on post by Army regulations.

May 28 2011

Jesus Camp Bragg – US Army Provides and Funds Vacation Bible School

Earlier this month, all 50,000 troops stationed at Fort Bragg received a message from our Public Affairs Office. It was a brief announcement for the Annual Garrison Chaplain’s Vacation Bible School. The annual Garrison Chaplain’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be held at Gordon Elementary (Linden Oaks) June 16-17 from 9 a.m.-noon and Devers Elementary …

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