Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Freedom of Religion

Here's a recent law suit against the Army\Air Force for forcing people to adopt a Christian viewpoint. This one I'm a little torn on. For the most part I don't believe that the military "forces" any one to adopt any religion. Christianity is definitely the flavor of the day and is ingrained a little more than you'd see in any civilian workplace. It's not uncommon for chaplains to be at events and say a prayer. It's never a Jewish or Wiccan, you know? What little time I spent w\ the Army, they tend to bring up God a little more in their speeches\pep talks. It's not a big deal and no one is "forcing" anything. Most religions are covered as far as actual worship is concerned and I don't believe that anyone would be punished for trying to organize a non-Christian study group unless it was at a stupid time\place that conflicted with the needs of the Army\Air Force...which counts for everything you do. I wonder about the appropriateness of predominately Christian speakers though. Why NOT have a Muslim...what ever?

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