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Gogi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:40 AM
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NYT: Air Force Chaplain Says She Was Removed for Being Critical
Edited on Mon May-16-05 12:56 AM by Gogi
She refused to denounce a report on the Air Force Academy's promotion of
Evangelical Christianity so now she's being sent to Japan.

www.nytimes.com

Click on national news on the left toolbar, it's at the botton of the national news page.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:43 AM
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1. Ah
Go figure. What a way to keep the truth out by keeping people away. I wonder what she'll do if anything about this.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:43 AM
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2. William Fisher: Whistleblower's Career Over
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00181.htm

Whistleblower's Career Over
By William Fisher

"I realize this is the end of my Air Force career."

With these words, a chaplain at the Air Force Academy, for the first time, went public about a "systemic and pervasive" problem of religious proselytizing at the academy by evangelical Christians.

Capt. MeLinda Morton, 48, told The New York Times that a religious tolerance program she helped create to deal with the problem was watered down after it was shown to officers, including the major general who is the Air Force's chief chaplain.

Captain Morton said she had decided to step forward without the required authorization from the public affairs office because: "It's the Constitution, not just a nice rule we can follow or not follow. We all raised our hands and said we'd follow it, and that includes the First Amendment, that includes not using your power to advance your religious agenda."

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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:55 AM
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3. Chan Chandler is looking for work...
..... :rofl: ..just kidding!
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