Pentagon unblocks Baptist website to military personnel

To those who were willing to contact and make their thoughts on this issue known.....Because you cared and put your trust in our Lord, now those in our military can access the spiritual encouragement and  teaching they are hungering for and deserve. From them to you who cared ..........  

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From: AFA Action Alert <contact@afa.net>
Date: Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Subject: Pentagon unblocks Baptist website to military personnel

American Family Association

Pentagon unblocks Baptist website to military personnel April 26, 2013 Within hours of an AFA Action Alert, the Pentagon said it had resolved the reasons it blocked the Southern Baptist Convention website, www.sbc.net, from military computers. The block came just a few weeks after an Army briefing labeled Evangelical Christians and Catholics as examples of religious extremist groups, and a separate email identified two prominent Christian ministries as "domestic hate groups." In this case, the Pentagon said the block was a matter of website security and not an infringement on religious liberty. "In this case, security systems performed as expected in detecting a threat to DoD (Department of Defense) networks," Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said in a prepared statement. "We determined that our web filters recently detected malware at the SBC website, which resulted in the block for some service members," Pickart said. "The department has verified that the Southern Baptist Convention website no longer contains malware that may pose a threat to our networks and will be unblocked today." Pickart added the block did not have anything to do with the "hostile" or religious content. "The Department of Defense strongly supports the religious rights of service members, to include their ability to access religious websites like that of the SBC," he said. Immediately after releasing the AFA Action Alert, dozens of military personnel and chaplains told AFA they could not access the Baptist website on base computers, while a few said their military computer allowed the site. WHY THIS WAS IMPORTANT Had this issue not gained national attention, the sbc.net website would still be blocked today. Because hundreds of Baptist military personnel and chaplains depend on their denomination's website, it was critical that the site be unblocked quickly. However, Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) recently noted during a congressional committee meeting, there is still a level of anti-Christian sentiment within the military, and cited several examples. You can rOnline version of this alert here your actions, the Pentagon quickly resolved this issue and unblocked the sbc.net website. Online version of this alert here It is very important that you forward this alert to your friends and family members. Sincerely, Tim Wildmon, President American Family Association One-Time Help us Financially Donate Online to AFA One-Time Monthly More Information Spiritual Heritage Tours Experience Washington, DC and Mount Vernon from a Christian perspective. More Information

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