WP/AP: Air Force Names Rabbi As Adviser On Religion

[DeepModem Mom]

Air Force Names Rabbi As Adviser On Religion
Associated Press
Tuesday, June 28, 2005; Page A03


DENVER, June 27 -- A rabbi who retired as one of the military's top chaplains was appointed by the Air Force on Monday to help carry out recommendations of a task force that investigated complaints of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy.

Arnold E. Resnicoff was named special assistant to acting Air Force Secretary Michael L. Dominguez and chief of staff for values and vision.

The military task force reported Wednesday that there was no overt religious discrimination at the academy but that it found insensitivity by cadets and staff members.

The task force was created to look into complaints that evangelical Christians at the academy have harassed Jewish cadets and those of other faiths.

The panel made nine recommendations, including a suggestion that the Air Force create guidelines on what sorts of religious remarks are permissible....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/27/AR2005062701479.html

[rwheeler31]

1. Why would an Airforce care about religious dogma?

nt

[Voltaire99]

3. For that matter, why would a religion care about an Air Force?

Despising and opposing an air force, now, that's more understandable.

[burrowowl]

4. Put a muti-denominational chapel off campus

and kick out any intolerant bigots! DAMNIT! Separation of church and state, that there be chaplains of all faiths to administer to soldiers, so be it. But of ALL FAITHS!

[ima_sinnic]

5. really. where is the atheist on this committee? nt

[Voltaire99]

2. All faiths are welcome in the New Crusades.

Well, that's a figure of speech: not all are welcome, are they?