Monday, August 20, 2007

Christian Proselytizing in the Armed Services

This has, frankly, been an embarrasement for some time - our armed forces have proven some of the most prejudicial organizations in the government today (second to the white house of course). Humanists, Atheists and non-Christians have all been harassed and shunned by all the services. The Air Force being one of the worst offenders.

Finally, some good news on this front:

Three faculty members from United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado--one of whom is also a former cadet--have gone public today with their criticisms of evangelical Christian proselytizing at the USAFA. They are joined by another former cadet now serving in Iraq. Of the three faculty members, only one now remains at the Academy. Two have been reassigned, one to the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and one to Afghanistan.

See The Humanist Magazine article published by the three faculty members.