Comments on: Air Force to Probe Religious Climate at Colorado Academy

By: Herb Ely

Herb Ely — Wed, 04 May 2005 20:07:36 +0000

Author Gregory Pierce sets forth a basic principle of workplace spirituality (for my review click here): people need not hide their spirituality, indeed ought to practice it, but its practice should not interfere with the flow of work. For example, if my attorney were to talk to me for six minutes about the benefits of meditation in controlling tension and then charged me $25 for the discussion, it would be a violation of a spiritual principle (thou shalt not steal).

Similarly there are many spiritual principles that should be practiced at the AF academy - eg. truth telling is a spiritual principle that supports the mission.

If Christian officers and cadets want to witness, they should be able to do so - on their own time. If they are interfereing with the function of the academy they are misusing taxpayer funds.

All this, of course, assumes that the Air Force academy has a morally valid mission.

By: Danny Carlton

Danny Carlton — Wed, 04 May 2005 19:19:07 +0000

The vast bulk of the complaints are stuff along the lines of: "Official meetings are held in a church" (like the same kind of church most of us vote in) "This Christian believes non-Christians are going to hell" (in other words, how dare they believe something I don't agree with) "Those Christians shows Mel Gibson's the Passion and invited me to watch" (Oh, the horrors) "This Christian asked me if I wanted to get saved." (Say yes or no, and quit whining) "The school showed a picture of Jesus on their Christmas calendar" (don't they know Christianity is supposed to be censored?!?) Basically stupid stuff like that. The push is from the group Atheist United for the Suppression of Christians...er...I mean Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and anti-Christian hate group.

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Wed, 04 May 2005 19:09:34 +0000

Atheists complain Air Force Academy has "climate of intolerance"? because Christians still have a few rights remaining Both CNN and FoxNews are reporting that the US Air Force has appointed a "task force"? to investigate claims by...