But really, the only relevant question is, do they do the job they're in the Academy to do? If so, fine. If not, out on their ear, along with cadets of any other religion or non-religion who fail to meet the standards. Zen Buddhists, Shintoists, Hindus, African tribals, Mayans, atheists, whatever... Christianity is the majority religion in this country but I don't think anyone on FR wants to make it the official state religion requirement.
Last I knew, religious affiliation was irrelevant to performing the duties of an Air Force cadet. Has that changed?
The last time I checked, America was founded and design by Christian principles. Our Constitution, as well as every state Constitution invokes the name of God Almighty. Our public officials, until recently, have been swearing an oath by God’s Word, the Bible.
It stands to reason that our military forces, whose soldiers risk their lives to protect our liberty, should have a chaplain was well as a chapel to console and support them.
No—the relevant question is-—if they don’t believe in God-given Rights—then they should not be allowed in the military which only exists to ensure those God-given Rights of private property and social contracts which come directly from our Constitution and Natural Rights which come from God—not Satan, not allah, not pagan gods-—only the Judeo-Christian God.
It is this Objective Truth which defines our legal system and is in all the oaths of office.....God...and the Air Force Academy has no right to eject God.
Any atheist/pagan/wiccan/homosexual does not have the ability to take an oath on the Bible which is fundamental to our Worldview and Legal System.
Personally, I think they can “think” any stupid thing they want, but the government of the USA has the DUTY to enforce the only worldview which is compatible with private property and freedom-—Natural Law Theory which has the one true God as the designer. Anything else is a fraud and will not uphold the principles in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Military should HAVE to worship the Judeo/Christian God or not be allowed to serve. Like our Founders when they didn’t allow atheists to sit on juries or be judges, etc.
Russians/Nazis and Middle Eastern and Asian armies have been the most brutal and destructive and inhumane militaries in the history of the world....with the pagan Aztecs/Mayans, etc. Godless militaries are always evil as history has ALWAYS proven.
The Mayflower Compact of 1620:
In ye name of God Amen· We whose names are vnderwriten,
the loyall subjects of our dread soueraigne Lord King James
by ye grace of God, of great Britaine, franc, & Ireland king, defender of ye faith, &c
Haueing vndertaken, for ye glorie of God, and aduancemente
of ye christian ^faith and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia· doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God, and one of another, couenant, & combine our selues togeather into a ciuill body politick; for ye our better ordering, & preseruation & fur=therance of ye ends aforesaid; and by vertue hearof, to enacte, constitute, and frame shuch just & equall lawes, ordinances,
Acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & conuenient for ye generall good of ye colonie: vnto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we haue herevnder subscribed our names at Cap=Codd ye ·11· of Nouember, in ye year of ye raigne of our soueraigne Lord king James of England, france, & Ireland ye eighteenth and of Scotland ye fiftie fourth. Ano: Dom ·1620·|
SIGNERS:
John Carver Edward Tilley Degory Priest
William Bradford John Tilley Thomas Williams
Edward Winslow Francis Cooke Gilbert Winslow
William Brewster Thomas Rogers Edmund Margesson
Isaac Allerton Thomas Tinker Peter Brown
Myles Standish John Rigsdale Richard Britteridge
John Alden Edward Fuller George Soule
Samuel Fuller John Turner Richard Clarke
Christopher Martin Francis Eaton Richard Gardinar
William Mullins James Chilton John Allerton
William White John Crackstone Thomas English
Richard Warren John Billington Edward Doty
John Howland Moses Fletcher Edward Leister
Stephen Hopkins John Goodman