/johnny
I’ve been dealing with this issue since I made O-6 (a number of years ago). My biggest issue (having not read the entire article) is the following:
“Members whose religious rights and beliefs are not honored may feel alienated and marginalized...”
A hackneyed phrase applies: Nobody can make you feel bad without your permission. I am an unabashed, sold out, born again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. As an indivisible part of living out that promise, two things are required of me: to “go and make of all disciples”, but not on Uncle’s nickel (during duty hours), and to love my neighbor as myself, which means that no matter WHAT somebody else believes, I treat that person with respect and give him or her any appropriate opportunity to shine.
Short answer (I know: TOO LATE!) - I think that although the author may not have drunk the kool-ade completely, he’s based his arguments on the false premise that Christians in the military bully everybody else.
How ‘bout your thoughts?
Colonel, USAFR
I’m gonna tell my secretary it’s your fault that I’ve gotten sidetracked.
Last paragraph:
“Adherence to these principles will help leaders avoid violating the Constitution”
Bravo Sierra - adherence to his suggestions will show leaders as unwilling to stand for the principles on which this nation was founded and which undergird the Constitution. All they’ll avoid doing is running afoul of questionable Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution.
Grrr....