Is this 2015 or 1692? Woman Accused of Being a Witch Fired from Military Dental Clinic

[niyad]

Is this 2015 or 1692? Woman Accused of Being a Witch Fired from Military Dental Clinic



Accused of being a witch, an Air Force contractor working at a dental clinic at Fort Meade, Maryland, has been fired. Seriously.

Deborah Schoenfeld, a dental technician at the clinic, and a Hindu, was fired on September 2, immediately after filing a formal complaint about the religious harassment she was being forced to endure, which included being accused of witchcraft, bringing demons into the office, and being admonished that practicing yoga is "satanic" and will "cost (her) her soul." The alleged reason given for her firing was that she was accused of using profanity in the workplace. She was told, however, that she did not have the right to know who her accusers were.

According to the Air Force Times, two of Schoenfeld's former co-workers have confirmed her account of the workplace harassment she was subjected to by the devout Christians there, with one saying that she was referred to as a "Hindu witch."

Schoenfeld, who wishes to return to her job, has turned to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which has sent the following letter to the commander of this modern day Salem, where we hope they aren't also using the dental practices of 1692 on our troops.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/06/1428258/-Is-this-2015-or-1692-Woman-Accused-of-Being-a-Witch-Fired-from-Military-Dental-Clinic#

[KamaAina]

1. A Hindu witch?!

[bunnies]

5. Ya gotta watch out for those hybrids.

[niyad]

38. yes, there are hindu witches. just google the term

[yuiyoshida]

44. WTF indeed.

Me thinks the Airforce has spent too much time watching Stargate sg1 !

[jeff47]

2. :facepalm:

(at the morons who fired her)

[forest444]

18. Welcome to the new normal.

Rethuglican style.

[Yavin4]

3. Did they at least see if she floats?

[hifiguy]

12. She turned me into a newt!

. . . well, I got better.

[Jack Rabbit]

15. Oh, no! Not a Newt!

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[erronis]

25. I spent several hours/days/years expunging this image from my memory - BACK again. Yech!

[niyad]

33. I keep explaining that there are kharmic penalties for advancing lifeforms!

[awoke_in_2003]

50. OMGi

I never connected Newt with that line. I'd rather be a newt

[Jack Rabbit]

52. Actually, that Newt was turned into a crooked politician by a witch

He is a Georgia Venomous Newt.

[LongTomH]

4. Let's party like it's 1699!

[REP]

6. Oh for fucks sake

The sheer ignorance of some Christians is truly mind boggling. Witches don't worship any of the Christian gods; nor do Hindus.

[edhopper]

7. The Air Force leadership

has been taken over by Xian fundies.

[Oilwellian]

9. Indeed...and I was hoping Obama would change that

when he became CiC. I remember becoming painfully aware of the Fundy leaders in the Air Force during Bush's reign. I was hoping to see that freak show come to an end, but alas.

[Enthusiast]

29. Me too. Among other things like Limbaugh on Armed Forces radio.

[niyad]

34. and this is not a recent development, and is true across all branches. I saw it in the navy

over 20 years ago.

[edhopper]

37. more's the pity.

[Half-Century Man]

8. The USAF seems to attract the militarily minded Xains.

I guess it is the chance to reduce the "godless commies" or "islamic hordes" to ashes through atomic fireballs appeals to the one who drool thinking about other people burning in a lake of fire.

[Oilwellian]

10. I suspect the USAF recruits Fundys

that would make sense because it's so prevalent. Remember when they lost the nukes being transported during Bush's disastrous years? It does give one pause when you consider who is in charge of our nukes.

[Demeter]

22. And they do full indoctrination through the Air Force Academy and any other specialty training

It is a scandal...flying "under the radar" of the public's attention.

She ought to sue, sue, sue, until the Air Force begs for mercy.

[niyad]

35. mikey weinstein of the military religious freedom foundation pointed this out about the air force

academy years ago. even made the local fishwrap. sadly, the situation is only getting worse.

[hifiguy]

11. DEVO was right.

Humanity, at least in these United States of Stupidity, is de-evolving at a rate that is increasing exponentially.

How can people be this stupid and still manage to dress themselves each day?

[Arugula Latte]

24. But it's their deeply held FAITH!!! You must RESPECT it!!!

[Rex]

13. What the fuck is a Hindu witch?

Fundamentalist should learn when to shut the fuck up, they embarrass the rest of the human race with that judgmental crap.

[niyad]

39. google the term--they do exist.

[Rex]

42. So the term 'witch' is universal?

Thanks I did not know that.

[niyad]

45. pretty much.

[niyad]

46. "the witch song"

[Marrah_G]

14. This is where the Xtians cry about being oppressed by not being allowed to oppress others, right?

[hifiguy]

16. Naturally.

I'm surprised they haven't started complaining about not being able to burn witches.

I suppose that will happen soon enough.

[niyad]

36. if you follow the reichwingnut fundies, they have actually been advocating this for years now.

[LeftinOH]

17. If anyone accused me of witchcraft...

I'd play along, and tell them that I've put a curse on them.. FOR LIFE. That way, every misfortune that comes their way will be mu "fault."

[sarisataka]

19. I had a witch in my platoon

long ago. We would go to him for candles when the power went out in the barracks.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Some Christians believe the Devil already HAS your soul....

They believe the only path to being saved from the Devil is with Jesus.

Some then take that a step further and believe anything that is not Jesus is thus Satanic.

Republican evangelicals probably get confused as hell about Ganesha.

[hifiguy]

23. The males among that subset

have trouble counting to 21 without taking their pants off.

[Enthusiast]

30. Republican evangelicals are confused about everything.

[blondie58]

21. This is 2015!

Unbelievable.

[1monster]

26. Go to the link in the OP! The letter to the CO from the

Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) regarding this issue is a JOY to read. Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein, Esq., founder and president of the MRFF certainly has a way with language.

[niyad]

40. have loved mikey since he took on the USAFA years ago. had the pleasure of meeting him then.

[HeiressofBickworth]

49. Much of the critisizm in the attachment is about the tone

of the letter. Aggressive, disrespectful, etc. The letter reminded me of an attorney I once worked for. His closing line to his demand for payment letters was "if you fail to respond within 20 days of the date of this letter, I will take legal action that will positively astound you."

[Submariner]

27. Well, you may recall, we almost had a Witch as VP

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[niyad]

41. unfortunately the tundra grifter insults real witches.

[gregcrawford]

28. The Air Force has become notorious...

... for outrageous uber-Christian activities that are totally illegal. Top commanders have been warned, but they persist in not only allowing, but in some cases, encouraging, blatantly discriminatory behavior. I think maybe there's a boom that needs lowering.

[Enthusiast]

31. +100%!

[Person 2713]

32. Air Force is All Fundie

[wheniwasincongress]

43. Maryland?!

I expected to hear this story is from India or Haiti!

[niyad]

47. disgustingly mind boggling, is it not? and we PAY for this nonsense!

[octoberlib]

48. Thanks for the post! I had no idea the Air Force was a bastion of fundies. I'm reading

through some of Mikey Weinstein's previous posts. Ugh.

[niyad]

51. . . .