Candidate for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize: the MRFF

Great services and honorable contributions to the amelioration of people’s lives should always be recognized, and this is one bit of news that shines a ray of sunlight into my heart. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which ardently fights for the rights of oppressed soldiers and military servicemen and -women and seeks to prevent and punish the numerous atrocities seen within the ranks of the Christian American military, has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

One interesting thing about this, is the identity of the person responsible for submitting the MRFF for candidacy:

The nominator of MRFF for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize is identified as a Senator from a foreign nation, which is an ally of the United States, and the only Christian legislator in the upper chamber of that country’s national parliament.

Figures that it took someone from another country to realize how so many of America’s honorable fighters are going through hardships and need recognition, and justice.

Below is the whole letter sent to the Nobel committee (activate full-screen view for convenience):

Nobel Letter

It’s a bit of a long shot that they would win the Nobel … but then, so was them being submitted into candidacy in the first place. Hey, if Obama won the 2009 Peace Nobel when he has barely accomplished that much (and especially if his candidacy was submitted only a few weeks after he entered office to begin with), then anything’s possible. I would definitely keep my fingers crossed on this one. The MRFF and Mikey Weinstein deserve all the credit, recognition and honor they can get.

(via Friendly Atheist)
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