My only concern is that the article says it was generals and colonels appearing in the video. I believe all members of the armed services should be entitled to practice their faiths. But if a general in uniform tries to evangelize his subordinates, he is crossing a line. His subordinates may feel pressured by the general's authority into something they do not accept or believe. It is not a war on Chritianity to prevent active evangelism on the part of officers towards the troops. The flipside is that the U.S. military is a Christian organization, not a secular one. In other words, must our soldiers be Christian, or should their faith be a factor in promotion?
You're absolutely right. A man should be proud to stand up for his faith, but to do it in uniform, to a junior who may feel pressured...yes I would say that's over the line.
Weinstein said, evangelistic efforts by Christian officers directed toward their colleagues or subordinates amounted to "coercion" and "fanatical unconstitutional religious persecution."
On the other hand, that is nonsense.