In essence, Copeland ignored the reality and seriousness of PTSD — and now he’s been invited to speak to actual Christian soldiers. (Will any of them ask him about his comments?)
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s Mikey Weinstein has sent a letter to Major General John P. “Pete” Johnson urging him to rescind Copeland’s invitation:
… this great homage and special invitation proffered by your command staff to honor a miserable, fundamentalist Christian wretch like Copeland as the special “guest speaker’ at Fort Jackson’s NPB is TOTALLY antithetical to the United States Army’s vaunted “7 Core Values” of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage. Indeed, General, the SHOCKING selection of such a divisive and corrosive individual/religious predator and bully to be the main speaking attraction at your NPB at Fort Jackson is nothing less than a terminal and swift cancer to the bedrock good order, morale, discipline and unit cohesion of your command atIn essence, Copeland ignored the reality and seriousness of PTSD — and now he’s been invited to speak to actual Christian soldiers. (Will any of them ask him about his comments?)